About Sowarka Village

Sowarka is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 123 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sowarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowarka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	123
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowarka compares

By the 2011 count Sowarka is the 126th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Sowarka

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

Sowarka lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 6.6 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 Sowarka
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	8.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km
Nearest town	Mamun	30 km

Villages closest to Sowarka

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

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Common questions about Sowarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowarka village had a population of 245. That makes it the 126th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Sowarka village has 123 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowarka has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Sowarka is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sowarka covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sowarka falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sowarka is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 6.6 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 Sowarka.

Sowarka is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowarka is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 6.6 km away. Jawali is about 8.6 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.