About Nihara Village

Nihara is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 49 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,408 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaisinghpur
Pincode	176096
Area (hectares)	36.66 hectares
Population	118
Male Population	49
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,408
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihara compares

By the 2011 count Nihara is the 157th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 36.66 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Nihara

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

Nihara lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Nihara
Tehsil headquarters	Jaisinghpur	23 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Nihara

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.

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Common questions about Nihara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihara village had a population of 118. That makes it the 157th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Nihara village has 49 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihara has about 1408 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Nihara is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihara covers 36.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nihara is Amb Andaura, 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 Nihara.

Nihara 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.

Nihara is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 23 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.