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About Chewag Village

Chewag is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chewag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chewag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Chewag compares

By the 2011 count Chewag is the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Chewag

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

Chewag lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 6.7 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 Chewag
Nearest railway station Sonwara 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 7.1 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Chewag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chewag village had a population of 25. That makes it the 179th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Chewag village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chewag has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Chewag is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chewag covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chewag falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chewag is Sonwara, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chewag.

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

Chewag is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 6.7 km away. Krishangarh is about 7.1 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shashal (1.8 km), Tamlog (2.3 km) and Chiyaon Kahara (2.4 km).

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

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