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About Raswala Village

Raswala is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 60 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raswala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raswala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 39.87 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 60
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Raswala compares

By the 2011 count Raswala is the 117th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 39.87 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Raswala

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

Raswala lies about 34 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Raswala
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 18 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 39 km

Villages closest to Raswala

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.

Common questions about Raswala

As per the Census of India 2011, Raswala village had a population of 105. That makes it the 117th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Raswala village has 60 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raswala has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Raswala is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raswala covers 39.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raswala is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Raswala.

Raswala is about 34 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raswala is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 18 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masogal (under 2 km), Bhundal (2.7 km) and Shadiar (3.5 km).

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

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