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About Nanori Village

Nanori is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 270 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 270
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Nanori compares

By the 2011 count Nanori is the 53rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Nanori

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

Nanori lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Nanori
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km

Villages closest to Nanori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanori village had a population of 546. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Nanori village has 270 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanori has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Nanori is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanori covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanori falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nanori is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Nanori.

Nanori is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanori is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Jured (2.6 km), R F Jured (2.6 km) and R F Chamar Chuna (7.5 km).

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

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