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About Narnhun Village

Narnhun is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 325 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narnhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narnhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 102.99 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 325
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narnhun compares

By the 2011 count Narnhun is the 73rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 102.99 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Narnhun

Narnhun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narnhun 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narnhun from other places

Narnhun lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.2 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 Narnhun
Nearest railway station Bharmar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Narnhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narnhun village had a population of 687. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Narnhun village has 325 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narnhun has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Narnhun is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narnhun covers 102.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narnhun falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narnhun is Bharmar, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Narnhun is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narnhun is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 4.2 km away. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Talwāra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Karoli (under 2 km), Beh Kangar (1.7 km) and Minta (2.1 km).

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

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