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About Shathwal Village

Shathwal is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 65 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shathwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shathwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 65
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shathwal compares

By the 2011 count Shathwal is the 107th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shathwal

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

Shathwal lies about 23 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 Shathwal
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Shathwal

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.

Common questions about Shathwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shathwal village had a population of 134. That makes it the 107th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Shathwal village has 65 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shathwal has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Shathwal covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shathwal falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shathwal 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 - 10 km distance for Shathwal.

Shathwal is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shathwal is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shatal (under 2 km), Up Mahal Hatawi (under 2 km) and D P F Kundan (under 2 km).

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

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