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About Nawan Shehr Village

Nawan Shehr is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 126 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Shehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan Shehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 73.2 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 126
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawan Shehr compares

By the 2011 count Nawan Shehr is the 199th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 73.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nawan Shehr

Nawan Shehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawan Shehr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawan Shehr from other places

Nawan Shehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 12 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 Nawan Shehr
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Nawan Shehr

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 Nawan Shehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan Shehr village had a population of 256. That makes it the 199th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Nawan Shehr village has 126 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan Shehr has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nawan Shehr is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan Shehr covers 73.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawan Shehr falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nawan Shehr is Jawanwala Shahr, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nawan Shehr.

Nawan Shehr is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawan Shehr is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 12 km away. Nurpur is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Karahu (under 2 km), Kotla (3.8 km) and Balla (4.1 km).

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

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