About Shawala Village

Shawala is a mid sized village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 282 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, 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	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	202.29 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	282
Female Population	318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shawala compares

By the 2011 count Shawala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 202.29 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shawala

Shawala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shawala 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 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	Nerua	25 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 Nerua 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 600. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Shawala village has 282 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shawala has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shawala is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shawala covers 202.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shawala falls under Nerua 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 25 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.