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About Nehr Village

Nehr is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 51 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 51
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehr compares

By the 2011 count Nehr is the 231st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Nehr

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

Nehr lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Nehr
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 5.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Nehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehr village had a population of 106. That makes it the 231st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Nehr village has 51 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehr has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Nehr is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehr covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nehr falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nehr is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Nehr.

Nehr is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehr is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaleta (under 2 km), Mandu (under 2 km) and Kalruhi (under 2 km).

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

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