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About Nauri Village

Nauri is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 153 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 153
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauri compares

By the 2011 count Nauri is the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Nauri

Nauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nauri from other places

Nauri lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 3.8 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 Nauri
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Nauri

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.

Common questions about Nauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauri village had a population of 305. That makes it the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nauri village has 153 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauri has about 993 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 1059.

The pincode recorded for Nauri is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauri covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nauri is Patti Rajpura, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nauri.

Nauri 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.

Nauri is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 3.8 km away. Rakkar is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salangari (8.2 km), Thappal (8.7 km) and Mat Umran (11 km).

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

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