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About Nin Village

Nin is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 71 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,479 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 110.53 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 71
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,479
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nin compares

By the 2011 count Nin is the 121st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 110.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Nin

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

Nin lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 3.1 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 Nin
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 40 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Nin

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 Nin

As per the Census of India 2011, Nin village had a population of 176. That makes it the 121st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Nin village has 71 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nin has about 1479 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Nin is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nin covers 110.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nin is Chauntra Bahetren, about 3.1 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 Nin.

Nin is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nin is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 3.1 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalta (under 2 km), Kohala (under 2 km) and Bir (2.3 km).

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

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