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About Newar Village

Newar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 34 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 31.87 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 34
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newar compares

By the 2011 count Newar is the 164th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 31.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Newar

Newar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Newar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Newar from other places

Newar lies about 55 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 Newar
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Newar

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.

Common questions about Newar

As per the Census of India 2011, Newar village had a population of 78. That makes it the 164th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Newar village has 34 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newar has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Newar is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Newar covers 31.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Newar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Newar.

Newar is about 55 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newar is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garei (10 km), Bhamta Shila (11 km) and Sharoli (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Newar today is likely to be higher.

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