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About Sarwala Village

Sarwala is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 87 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 40.04 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 87
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwala compares

By the 2011 count Sarwala is the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 40.04 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sarwala

Sarwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarwala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarwala from other places

Sarwala lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Sarwala
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 33 km

Villages closest to Sarwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwala village had a population of 181. That makes it the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Sarwala village has 87 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwala has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sarwala is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwala covers 40.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwala falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarwala is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarwala.

Sarwala is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwala is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Padhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwali (under 2 km), D P F Mulsu (under 2 km) and Mulsu (under 2 km).

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

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