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About Sadwahan Village

Sadwahan is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 467 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadwahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadwahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 124.75 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 467
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadwahan compares

By the 2011 count Sadwahan is the 29th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 124.75 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sadwahan

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

Sadwahan lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Sadwahan
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 5.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 49 km

Villages closest to Sadwahan

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 Sadwahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadwahan village had a population of 890. That makes it the 29th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Sadwahan village has 467 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadwahan has about 906 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 Sadwahan is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadwahan covers 124.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sadwahan is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Sadwahan.

Sadwahan is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadwahan is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.5 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugrain (3.0 km), Snihan (3.1 km) and Palhota (4.1 km).

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

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