About Nera Village

Nera is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 327 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176211
Area (hectares)	259.42 hectares
Population	660
Male Population	327
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nera compares

By the 2011 count Nera is the 76th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 259.42 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Nera

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

How far is Nera from other places

Nera lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Nera
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	12 km
Nearest town	Mamun	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Nera

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.

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Common questions about Nera

As per the Census of India 2011, Nera village had a population of 660. That makes it the 76th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Nera village has 327 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nera has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nera is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nera covers 259.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nera is Nurpur Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nera.

Nera is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nera is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.4 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.