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About Andwas Village

Andwas is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 171 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andwas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 171
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andwas compares

By the 2011 count Andwas is the 54th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Andwas

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

Andwas lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 Andwas
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 27 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 62 km

Villages closest to Andwas

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 Andwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Andwas village had a population of 350. That makes it the 54th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Andwas village has 171 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andwas has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Andwas is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andwas covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Andwas is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 km distance for Andwas.

Andwas is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andwas is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamhaota (under 2 km), Shagla (under 2 km) and Lahra (2.2 km).

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

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