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About Nahuin Village

Nahuin is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 530 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahuin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahuin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176319
Area (hectares) 289.66 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 530
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahuin compares

By the 2011 count Nahuin is the 29th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 289.66 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Nahuin

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

Nahuin lies about 6.8 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Nahuin
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 41 km

Villages closest to Nahuin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahuin village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 29th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Nahuin village has 530 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahuin has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Nahuin is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahuin covers 289.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahuin falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahuin is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Nahuin.

Nahuin is about 6.8 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahuin is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 6.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daroga (under 2 km), Seru (under 2 km) and Salga (under 2 km).

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

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