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About Nera Village

Nera is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 30 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 30
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nera compares

By the 2011 count Nera is the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1124.

Getting to Nera

Nera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nera from other places

Nera lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 9.4 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
Nearest railway station Samloti 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Nera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 63. That makes it the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Nera village has 30 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nera has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Nera is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nera covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nera falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nera is Samloti, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nera.

Nera is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nera is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 9.4 km away. Harchakian is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareta (5.1 km), Dabar (5.1 km) and Simbal Balla (9.4 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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