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About Sadwal Village

Sadwal is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 236 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175004
Area (hectares) 154.42 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 236
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadwal compares

By the 2011 count Sadwal is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 154.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Sadwal

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

Sadwal lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 40 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 Sadwal
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 5.8 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Sadwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadwal village had a population of 455. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Sadwal village has 236 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadwal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Sadwal is 175004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadwal covers 154.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadwal falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sadwal is Olinda, about 40 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 Sadwal.

Sadwal is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadwal is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 5.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharnal (under 2 km), Kolni (1.9 km) and Matiara (2.0 km).

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

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