About Shawala Village

Shawala is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 58 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shawala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	26.42 hectares
Population	122
Male Population	58
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
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 Shawala compares

By the 2011 count Shawala is the 96th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 26.42 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shawala

Shawala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shawala 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 Shawala from other places

Shawala lies about 48 km from Shimla. 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 Shawala
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	30 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Shawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shawala village had a population of 122. That makes it the 96th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shawala village has 58 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shawala has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shawala is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shawala covers 26.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shawala falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Shawala is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shawala is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.