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About Adhwani Village

Adhwani is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 157 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhwani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 73.28 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 157
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhwani compares

By the 2011 count Adhwani is the 43rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 73.28 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Adhwani

Adhwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adhwani 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 Adhwani from other places

Adhwani lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Adhwani
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 41 km

Villages closest to Adhwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhwani village had a population of 327. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Adhwani village has 157 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhwani has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Adhwani is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhwani covers 73.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhwani falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adhwani is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Adhwani.

Adhwani is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhwani is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatehr (under 2 km), Kohlari (under 2 km) and Jejal (under 2 km).

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

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