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About Nawna Bhatwar Village

Nawna Bhatwar is a small village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 230 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawna Bhatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawna Bhatwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 230
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawna Bhatwar compares

By the 2011 count Nawna Bhatwar is the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Nawna Bhatwar

Nawna Bhatwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawna Bhatwar as Available within village. 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 Nawna Bhatwar from other places

Nawna Bhatwar lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Nawna Bhatwar
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 6.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Nawna Bhatwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 Nawna Bhatwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawna Bhatwar village had a population of 447. That makes it the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Nawna Bhatwar village has 230 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawna Bhatwar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Nawna Bhatwar is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawna Bhatwar covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawna Bhatwar falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nawna Bhatwar is Dehradun, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawna Bhatwar.

Nawna Bhatwar is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawna Bhatwar is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 6.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Utrou (under 2 km), Milla Magnal (under 2 km) and Gangtoli (2.5 km).

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

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