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About Netaru Village

Netaru is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 125 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Netaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Netaru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176095
Area (hectares) 80.19 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 125
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Netaru compares

By the 2011 count Netaru is the 80th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 80.19 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Netaru

Netaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Netaru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Netaru from other places

Netaru lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, 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 Netaru
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Netaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Netaru village had a population of 265. That makes it the 80th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Netaru village has 125 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Netaru has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Netaru is 176095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Netaru covers 80.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Netaru falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Netaru is Baijnath Paprola, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Netaru.

Netaru is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Netaru is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 9.4 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 26 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarhela (under 2 km), Tina Jamaitar (under 2 km) and Dugruhi (2.3 km).

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

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