About Kawas Village

Kawas is a mid sized village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 255 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Pangi
Pincode	176323
Area (hectares)	231.26 hectares
Population	516
Male Population	255
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawas compares

By the 2011 count Kawas is the 11th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 231.26 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kawas

Kawas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kawas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kawas from other places

Kawas lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 64 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kawas
Tehsil headquarters	Pangi	29 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	64 km

Villages closest to Kawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pangi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawas village had a population of 516. That makes it the 11th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Kawas village has 255 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawas has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kawas is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawas covers 231.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawas falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kawas is Nurpur Road, about 64 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kawas.

Kawas is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawas is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Nurpur Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.