About Shawan Village

Shawan is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 126 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shawan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	126
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shawan compares

By the 2011 count Shawan is the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Shawan

Shawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shawan from other places

Shawan lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Shawan
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	22 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	47 km

Villages closest to Shawan

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 Shawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shawan village had a population of 247. That makes it the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shawan village has 126 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shawan 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 Shawan is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shawan covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shawan is Summer Hill, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shawan.

Shawan is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shawan is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.5 km away. Thunag is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.