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About Airwan Village

Airwan is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 218 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Airwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Airwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 225.41 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 218
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Airwan compares

By the 2011 count Airwan is the 33rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 225.41 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Airwan

Airwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Airwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Airwan from other places

Airwan lies about 5.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 Airwan
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 5.1 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 44 km

Villages closest to Airwan

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

Common questions about Airwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Airwan village had a population of 459. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Airwan village has 218 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Airwan has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Airwan is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Airwan covers 225.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Airwan falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Airwan is Nurpur Road, about 44 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Airwan.

Airwan is about 5.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Airwan is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 5.1 km away. Chamba is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maira (under 2 km), Gharetra (under 2 km) and R F Gharetra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Airwan today is likely to be higher.

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