About Dwat Village

Dwat is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 20 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	15.2 hectares
Population	38
Male Population	20
Female Population	18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dwat compares

By the 2011 count Dwat is the 410th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 15.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 987.

Getting to Dwat

Dwat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dwat 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dooh, Dul, Dum Ka Dhank and Dumaihar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dwat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwat village had a population of 38. That makes it the 410th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dwat village has 20 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwat has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dwat is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwat covers 15.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dwat falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dwat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dwat.

Dwat is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.