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About Mashwar Village

Mashwar is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 51 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176082
Area (hectares) 39.55 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 51
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mashwar compares

By the 2011 count Mashwar is the 163rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 39.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Mashwar

Mashwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mashwar as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Malli, Malodhan, Maniar and Manjhoti. 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.

Common questions about Mashwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashwar village had a population of 110. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Mashwar village has 51 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashwar has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Mashwar is 176082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashwar covers 39.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mashwar falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mashwar 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 <5 km distance for Mashwar.

Mashwar is in Jaisinghpur 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.

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

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