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About Sardwal Village

Sardwal is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 36 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sardwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sardwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 57.05 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 36
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sardwal compares

By the 2011 count Sardwal is the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 57.05 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Sardwal

Sardwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sardwal as Available within 10+ 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 Sardwal from other places

Sardwal lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 5.4 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 Sardwal
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Sardwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sardwal village had a population of 66. That makes it the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sardwal village has 36 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sardwal has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Sardwal is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sardwal covers 57.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sardwal falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sardwal is Harsar Dehri, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sardwal.

Sardwal is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sardwal is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 5.4 km away. Harchakian is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Khurd (under 2 km), Nagreta (1.8 km) and Harchakian (2.5 km).

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

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