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About Swar Village

Swar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 53 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 26.94 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 53
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Swar compares

By the 2011 count Swar is the 95th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 26.94 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Swar

Swar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Swar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Swar from other places

Swar lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 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 Swar
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Swar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Swar village had a population of 113. That makes it the 95th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Swar village has 53 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swar has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Swar is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swar covers 26.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Swar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Swar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Swar.

Swar is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 16 km away. Baroh is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrot Khas (under 2 km), Bag Sapiara (1.8 km) and Kamlota (1.9 km).

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

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