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About Narwar Village

Narwar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 148 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 33.27 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 148
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwar compares

By the 2011 count Narwar is the 87th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 33.27 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Narwar

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

Narwar lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 Narwar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 19 km
Nearest town Chamba 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Narwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwar village had a population of 279. That makes it the 87th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Narwar village has 148 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Narwar is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narwar covers 33.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narwar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narwar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 Narwar.

Narwar is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwar is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 19 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorda (2.4 km), Uparla Dohbh (3.2 km) and Uparla Baranj (3.4 km).

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

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