About Alawang Village

Alawang is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 190 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alawang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alawang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	379
Male Population	190
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
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 Alawang compares

By the 2011 count Alawang is the 16th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Alawang

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

Alawang lies about 30 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 Alawang
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	30 km

Villages closest to Alawang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alawang village had a population of 379. That makes it the 16th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Alawang village has 190 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alawang has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Alawang is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alawang covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alawang falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Alawang 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 Alawang.

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

Alawang is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.