About Shiwan Village

Shiwan is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 534 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	259.2 hectares
Population	1,039
Male Population	534
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwan compares

By the 2011 count Shiwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 259.2 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shiwan

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

Shiwan lies about 54 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 Shiwan
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Shiwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwan village had a population of 1,039. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shiwan village has 534 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shiwan is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwan covers 259.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiwan falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Shiwan is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiwan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.