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About Nerna Village

Nerna is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 577 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 97.3 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 577
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nerna compares

By the 2011 count Nerna is the 27th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 97.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nerna

Nerna 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 Nerna as Available within village. 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 Nerna from other places

Nerna lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 2.4 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 Nerna
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Nerna

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 Nerna

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerna village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 27th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Nerna village has 577 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerna has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nerna is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerna covers 97.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nerna is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nerna.

Nerna is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nerna is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 2.4 km away. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujal (under 2 km), Panjasara (under 2 km) and Bari (under 2 km).

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

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