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About Nain Village

Nain is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 192 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176039
Area (hectares) 273.93 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 192
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nain compares

By the 2011 count Nain is the 35th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 273.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Nain

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

Nain lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Nain
Nearest town Sundarnagar 19 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 30 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 39 km

Villages closest to Nain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nain village had a population of 402. That makes it the 35th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Nain village has 192 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nain has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Nain is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nain covers 273.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nain falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nain is Joginder Nagar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nain.

Nain is about 22 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nain is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 19 km away. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiralari (2.7 km), Morsu Jhira (2.7 km) and Labahan (3.1 km).

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

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