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About Mewag Village

Mewag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 172 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mewag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171006
Area (hectares) 179.48 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 172
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mewag compares

By the 2011 count Mewag is the 52nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 179.48 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mewag

Mewag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mewag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mewag from other places

Mewag lies about 33 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 20 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 Mewag
Nearest railway station Salogra 20 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 33 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Mewag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Mewag

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewag village had a population of 315. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mewag village has 172 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewag has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mewag is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mewag covers 179.48 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Mewag is Salogra, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mewag.

Mewag is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 20 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Shimla Rural is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhora (3.7 km), Sehl (5.4 km) and Ghararoo (9.3 km).

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

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