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About Mawari Village

Mawari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 41 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 13.47 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 41
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawari compares

By the 2011 count Mawari is the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 13.47 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Mawari

Mawari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawari from other places

Mawari lies about 31 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 28 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 Mawari
Nearest railway station Salogra 28 km
Nearest town Solan 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Mawari

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 Mawari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawari village had a population of 78. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Mawari village has 41 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawari has about 902 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 Mawari is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawari covers 13.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mawari is Salogra, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawari.

Mawari is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawari is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 28 km away. Solan is about 30 km away. Shimla Rural is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tipra (4.6 km), Kair (5.6 km) and Jug (6.3 km).

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

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