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About Chawari Village

Chawari is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 63 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 81.98 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 63
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawari compares

By the 2011 count Chawari is the 129th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 81.98 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chawari

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

Chawari lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Chawari
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 46 km

Villages closest to Chawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawari village had a population of 122. That makes it the 129th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Chawari village has 63 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawari has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chawari is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawari covers 81.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chawari falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chawari is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Chawari.

Chawari is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawari is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kuthai (1.5 km), Ghangal (6.7 km) and Behna (8.1 km).

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

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