About Niar Village

Niar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 215 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176211
Area (hectares)	118.42 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	215
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niar compares

By the 2011 count Niar is the 139th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 118.42 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Niar

Niar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niar 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 Niar from other places

Niar lies about 45 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Niar
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	45 km

Villages closest to Niar

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 Niar

As per the Census of India 2011, Niar village had a population of 412. That makes it the 139th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Niar village has 215 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Niar covers 118.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Niar is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Niar.

Niar is about 45 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.2 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.