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About Near Village

Near is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 52 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Near Overview

Census 2011 figures for Near village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 17.29 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 52
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Near compares

By the 2011 count Near is the 320th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 17.29 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Near

Near is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Near as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Near from other places

Near lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 3.7 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 Near
Nearest railway station Paror 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 7.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km

Villages closest to Near

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Near village had a population of 102. That makes it the 320th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Near village has 52 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Near has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Near is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Near covers 17.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Near falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Near is Paror, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Near.

Near is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Near is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 3.7 km away. Palampur is about 7.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latwala (under 2 km), Kakrain (under 2 km) and Raipur Tea Estate (under 2 km).

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

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