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About Paswala Village

Paswala is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 100 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paswala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paswala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 59.41 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 100
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paswala compares

By the 2011 count Paswala is the 151st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 59.41 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Paswala

Paswala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paswala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paswala from other places

Paswala lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 4.9 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 Paswala
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 8.8 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
District headquarters Solan 48 km

Villages closest to Paswala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paswala village had a population of 189. That makes it the 151st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Paswala village has 100 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paswala has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Paswala is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paswala covers 59.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paswala falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paswala is Ghanauli, about 4.9 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 village for Paswala.

Paswala is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paswala is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 4.9 km away. Nalagarh is about 8.8 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Basot (under 2 km), Bara (under 2 km) and Baraon Brahmna (under 2 km).

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

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