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About Nihang Village

Nihang is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 24.65 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 146
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nihang compares

By the 2011 count Nihang is the 220th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 24.65 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Nihang

The census records public bus service for Nihang 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihang from other places

Nihang lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 3.3 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 Nihang
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 3.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Nihang

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 Nihang

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihang village had a population of 286. That makes it the 220th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Nihang village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihang has about 959 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 Nihang is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihang covers 24.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nihang is Palampur Himachal, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihang.

Nihang is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihang is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.1 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 3.3 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 Chauki (under 2 km), Ghugar (under 2 km) and Aima (under 2 km).

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

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