About Nahan Village

Nahan is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 101 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,426 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177108
Area (hectares)	27.23 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	101
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,426
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahan compares

By the 2011 count Nahan is the 46th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 27.23 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Nahan

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

Nahan lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 21 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 Nahan
Nearest railway station	Tripal	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	29 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	38 km

Villages closest to Nahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahan village had a population of 245. That makes it the 46th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nahan village has 101 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahan has about 1426 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Nahan is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahan covers 27.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nahan falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahan is Tripal, about 21 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 Nahan.

Nahan is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahan is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 21 km away. Rakkar is about 27 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.