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About Adhwar Village

Adhwar is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 213 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,272 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 185.51 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 213
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,272
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhwar compares

By the 2011 count Adhwar is the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 185.51 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Adhwar

Adhwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adhwar as Available within village. 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 Adhwar from other places

Adhwar lies about 7.4 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 42 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 Adhwar
District headquarters Chamba 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 27 km
Nearest railway station Talara 42 km

Villages closest to Adhwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhwar village had a population of 484. That makes it the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Adhwar village has 213 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhwar has about 1272 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Adhwar is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhwar covers 185.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhwar falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adhwar is Talara, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Adhwar.

Adhwar is about 7.4 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhwar is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 7.4 km away. Sihunta is about 27 km away. Talara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duppar (7.0 km), Gharanu (17 km) and Kumharka (18 km).

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

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