About Swala Village

Swala is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 341 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	65.26 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	341
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Swala compares

By the 2011 count Swala is the 46th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 65.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Swala

Swala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Swala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Swala from other places

Swala lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 Swala
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	5.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km

Villages closest to Swala

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

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Common questions about Swala

As per the Census of India 2011, Swala village had a population of 688. That makes it the 46th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Swala village has 341 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swala has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Swala is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swala covers 65.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Swala falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Swala is Kangra Mandir, about 10 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 village for Swala.

Swala is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swala is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 5.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 5.3 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.