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About Dewari Village

Dewari is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 201 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 30.95 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 201
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dewari compares

By the 2011 count Dewari is the 30th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 30.95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dewari

Dewari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dewari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewari from other places

Dewari lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 3.0 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 Dewari
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 3.0 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.3 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Dewari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewari village had a population of 361. That makes it the 30th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Dewari village has 201 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewari has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dewari is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewari covers 30.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewari falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dewari is Sonwara, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dewari.

Dewari is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewari is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about under 2 km away. Sonwara is about 3.0 km away. Kālka is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garkhal (under 2 km), Chabal (under 2 km) and Kasauli Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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