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About Kawarag Village

Kawarag is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 92 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawarag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawarag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 64.39 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 92
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawarag compares

By the 2011 count Kawarag is the 66th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 64.39 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kawarag

Kawarag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kawarag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kawarag from other places

Kawarag lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 6.1 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 Kawarag
Nearest railway station Taradevi 6.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Kawarag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawarag village had a population of 179. That makes it the 66th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kawarag village has 92 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawarag has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kawarag is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawarag covers 64.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawarag falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kawarag is Taradevi, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kawarag.

Kawarag is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawarag is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Taradevi is about 6.1 km away. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehli (2.8 km), Dadhori (3.3 km) and Padli (3.4 km).

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

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