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About Chanwan Village

Chanwan is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 97 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 35.31 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 97
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Chanwan compares

By the 2011 count Chanwan is the 144th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 35.31 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chanwan

Chanwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanwan 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 Chanwan from other places

Chanwan lies about 39 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Chanwan
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 39 km

Villages closest to Chanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanwan village had a population of 183. That makes it the 144th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chanwan village has 97 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanwan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chanwan is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanwan covers 35.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanwan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanwan is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Chanwan.

Chanwan is about 39 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanwan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Nadaun is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalan (2.3 km), Chhal Bada (2.3 km) and Chhal Chhota (2.3 km).

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

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