About Chanawag Village

Chanawag is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 155 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanawag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	304
Male Population	155
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanawag compares

By the 2011 count Chanawag is the 22nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chanawag

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

Chanawag lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 18 km away. 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 Chanawag
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Chanawag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanawag village had a population of 304. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chanawag village has 155 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanawag has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chanawag is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanawag covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanawag falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanawag is Jutogh, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chanawag.

Chanawag is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanawag is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 9.0 km away. Jutogh is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.