About Chawag Village

Chawag is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 238 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	75.45 hectares
Population	454
Male Population	238
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chawag compares

By the 2011 count Chawag is the 31st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 75.45 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chawag

Chawag is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chawag 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chawag from other places

Chawag lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Chawag
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	14 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	35 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	41 km
District headquarters	Mandi	42 km

Villages closest to Chawag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawag village had a population of 454. That makes it the 31st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chawag village has 238 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawag has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chawag is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawag covers 75.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chawag falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chawag is Summer Hill, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chawag.

Chawag is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawag is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.