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About Sawana Nichla Village

Sawana Nichla is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 388 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawana Nichla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawana Nichla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 388
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawana Nichla compares

By the 2011 count Sawana Nichla is the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Sawana Nichla

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

How far is Sawana Nichla from other places

Sawana Nichla lies about 9.4 km from Kangra. 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 Sawana Nichla
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Sawana Nichla

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 Sawana Nichla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawana Nichla village had a population of 774. That makes it the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Sawana Nichla village has 388 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawana Nichla has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Sawana Nichla is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawana Nichla covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawana Nichla falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sawana Nichla 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 Sawana Nichla.

Sawana Nichla is about 9.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawana Nichla is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jaswan is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 9.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawanta (under 2 km), Jol (2.7 km) and Duhki (5.6 km).

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

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