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About Shawar Village

Shawar is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 115 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shawar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 252.15 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 115
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shawar compares

By the 2011 count Shawar is the 15th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 252.15 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shawar

Shawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shawar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shawar from other places

Shawar lies about 55 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 4.7 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 Shawar
Nearest railway station Zero Point 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 4.8 km
Nearest town Mandi 42 km
District headquarters Kangra 55 km

Villages closest to Shawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shawar village had a population of 234. That makes it the 15th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Shawar village has 115 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shawar has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Shawar is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shawar covers 252.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shawar falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shawar is Zero Point, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Shawar.

Shawar is about 55 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shawar is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 4.7 km away. Multhan is about 4.8 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chherna (under 2 km), Khari Malahn (under 2 km) and Bhujling (1.9 km).

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

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