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About Nihar Galwa Village

Nihar Galwa is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 87 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihar Galwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihar Galwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 44.99 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 87
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nihar Galwa compares

By the 2011 count Nihar Galwa is the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 44.99 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Nihar Galwa

Nihar Galwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nihar Galwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nihar Galwa from other places

Nihar Galwa lies about 9.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 2.6 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 Nihar Galwa
Nearest railway station Samloti 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Nihar Galwa

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 Nihar Galwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihar Galwa village had a population of 178. That makes it the 99th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Nihar Galwa village has 87 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihar Galwa has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Nihar Galwa covers 44.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nihar Galwa is Samloti, about 2.6 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 village for Nihar Galwa.

Nihar Galwa is about 9.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihar Galwa is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 2.6 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.1 km away. Kangra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharri (under 2 km), Patohla (under 2 km) and Ghora (under 2 km).

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

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