About Chahwach Village

Chahwach is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 16 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahwach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahwach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	6.51 hectares
Population	32
Male Population	16
Female Population	16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Chahwach compares

By the 2011 count Chahwach is the 147th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 6.51 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chahwach

Chahwach is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chahwach 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 Chahwach from other places

Chahwach lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 25 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 Chahwach
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	34 km

Villages closest to Chahwach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahwach village had a population of 32. That makes it the 147th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chahwach village has 16 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahwach has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chahwach is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahwach covers 6.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahwach falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chahwach is Joginder Nagar, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chahwach.

Chahwach is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahwach is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 15 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 25 km away. Nihri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.