About Swaru Village

Swaru is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 211 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swaru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	81.35 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	211
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,223
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Swaru compares

By the 2011 count Swaru is the 90th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 81.35 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Swaru

Swaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Swaru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sihoti Khurd, Siota, Sukahr and Sukehr. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Swaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Swaru village had a population of 469. That makes it the 90th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Swaru village has 211 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swaru has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Swaru is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swaru covers 81.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Swaru falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Swaru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Swaru.

Swaru is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.