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About Kawat Village

Kawat is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 30.06 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 8
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Kawat compares

By the 2011 count Kawat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 30.06 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kawat

Kawat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kawat 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 Kawat from other places

Kawat lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 5.7 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 Kawat
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 5.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Kawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawat village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kawat village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawat has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kawat is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawat covers 30.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kawat falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kawat is Palampur Himachal, about 5.7 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 Kawat.

Kawat is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawat is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.9 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 5.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandla Khas (under 2 km), Sughar (under 2 km) and Bhatarka (under 2 km).

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

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