About Shawa Village

Shawa is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 223 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shawa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	437
Male Population	223
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shawa compares

By the 2011 count Shawa is the 33rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shawa

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

Shawa lies about 50 km from Mandi. 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 Shawa
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	22 km
Nearest town	Shimla	41 km
District headquarters	Mandi	50 km

Villages closest to Shawa

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 Shawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shawa village had a population of 437. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shawa village has 223 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shawa has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Shawa covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shawa notes the nearest railway station 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 Shawa.

Shawa is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shawa is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.