About Nain Village

Nain is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 144 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	23.65 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	144
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
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 111th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 23.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.5 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 railway station	Baijnath Paprola	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	33 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km

Villages closest to Nain

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

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Common questions about Nain

As per the Census of India 2011, Nain village had a population of 265. That makes it the 111th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Nain village has 144 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nain has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Nain is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nain covers 23.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nain falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nain is Baijnath Paprola, about 6.5 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 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nain is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 6.5 km away. Baijnath is about 6.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.