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About Nawar Village

Nawar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 156 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 235.62 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 156
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Nawar compares

By the 2011 count Nawar is the 76th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 235.62 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 990.

Getting to Nawar

Nawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawar 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 Nawar from other places

Nawar lies about 15 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 Nawar
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Nawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawar village had a population of 296. That makes it the 76th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nawar village has 156 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nawar is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawar covers 235.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nawar 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 km distance for Nawar.

Nawar is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainj (under 2 km), Jangal Kufta (under 2 km) and Jangal Paniyali (under 2 km).

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

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