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About Nera Village

Nera is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 405 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 405
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Nera compares

By the 2011 count Nera is the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Nera

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

Nera lies about 5.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 39 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 Nera
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 5.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Talara 39 km

Villages closest to Nera

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 Nera

As per the Census of India 2011, Nera village had a population of 798. That makes it the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Nera village has 405 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nera has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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

Nera covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nera is Talara, about 39 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 Nera.

Nera is about 5.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nera is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 5.6 km away. Chamba is about 5.6 km away. Talara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guddan (1.6 km), R F Guddan (1.6 km) and Kutehr (4.0 km).

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

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