About Sadwan Village

Sadwan is a mid sized village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 356 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	158.22 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	356
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadwan compares

By the 2011 count Sadwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 158.22 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1059.

Getting to Sadwan

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

Sadwan lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 17 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 Sadwan
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	34 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	36 km

Villages closest to Sadwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadwan village had a population of 726. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sadwan village has 356 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadwan has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sadwan is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadwan covers 158.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadwan falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sadwan is Amb Andaura, about 17 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 Sadwan.

Sadwan 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.

Sadwan is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 17 km away. Rakkar is about 34 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.