About Shalwar Village

Shalwar is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 119 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175021
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	119
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalwar compares

By the 2011 count Shalwar is the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shalwar

Shalwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shalwar from other places

Shalwar lies about 51 km from Mandi. 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 Shalwar
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	28 km
Nearest town	Shimla	44 km
District headquarters	Mandi	51 km

Villages closest to Shalwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Shalwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalwar village had a population of 222. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Shalwar village has 119 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalwar has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Shalwar is 175021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalwar covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalwar falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shalwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalwar.

Shalwar is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalwar is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Mandi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.