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About Nora Village

Nora is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 67 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 36.94 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 67
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nora compares

By the 2011 count Nora is the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 36.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Nora

The census records public bus service for Nora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nora from other places

Nora lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 Nora
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km

Villages closest to Nora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Nora

As per the Census of India 2011, Nora village had a population of 137. That makes it the 108th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Nora village has 67 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nora has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Nora is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nora covers 36.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nora falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nora is Kangra Mandir, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nora.

Nora 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.

Nora is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 6.2 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 19 km away. Nagrota Bagwan 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 Bhauntadu (under 2 km), Panjlehr (10.0 km) and Bandi (10 km).

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

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