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About Niar Village

Niar is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 176 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 172.78 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 176
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Niar compares

By the 2011 count Niar is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 172.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Niar

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

Niar lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 3.6 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 Niar
Nearest railway station Paror 3.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Niar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niar village had a population of 391. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Niar village has 176 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niar has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Niar is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niar covers 172.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niar falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Niar is Paror, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance for Niar.

Niar is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niar is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 3.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Jaswan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaner (5.7 km), Ban Dadhoa (6.8 km) and Kalehr (14 km).

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

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