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About Naura Village

Naura is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 106 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 27.1 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 106
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naura compares

By the 2011 count Naura is the 40th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 27.1 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Naura

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

Naura lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.6 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 Naura
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Naura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naura village had a population of 227. That makes it the 40th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Naura village has 106 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naura has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Naura is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naura covers 27.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naura falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naura is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 8.6 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 Naura.

Naura is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naura is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 8.6 km away. Dhira is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har Liungni (under 2 km), Malehr (1.7 km) and Jadwana (2.2 km).

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

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