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About Kadiwan Village

Kadiwan is a mid sized village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 391 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadiwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 572 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 391
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadiwan compares

By the 2011 count Kadiwan is the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kadiwan

Kadiwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kadiwan 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. The nearest villages by name are Friukoti, Gujandli, Hanstari and Hanstari Teer. 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.

Common questions about Kadiwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadiwan village had a population of 756. That makes it the 5th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Kadiwan village has 391 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadiwan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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

Kadiwan covers 572 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.

Kadiwan falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kadiwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kadiwan.

Kadiwan is in Tikar 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.

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

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