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About Chatwal Village

Chatwal is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 223 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177106
Area (hectares) 27.88 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 223
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatwal compares

By the 2011 count Chatwal is the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 27.88 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Chatwal

Chatwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chatwal from other places

Chatwal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 9.1 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 Chatwal
Nearest railway station Nandpur Bhatauli 9.1 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Chatwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatwal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Chatwal village has 223 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatwal has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Chatwal is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatwal covers 27.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatwal falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatwal is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chatwal.

Chatwal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatwal is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about 9.1 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Jaswan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Landyara (1.8 km), Batwar (3.4 km) and Kasba (3.6 km).

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

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