About Shiwa Village

Shiwa is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 245 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	464
Male Population	245
Female Population	219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwa compares

By the 2011 count Shiwa is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shiwa

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

Shiwa lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Shiwa
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	8.3 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	57 km

Villages closest to Shiwa

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 Shiwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwa village had a population of 464. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shiwa village has 245 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwa has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Shiwa covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shiwa is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Shiwa.

Shiwa is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwa is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 8.3 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.