About Nihari Village

Nihari is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 178 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	100.49 hectares
Population	373
Male Population	178
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihari compares

By the 2011 count Nihari is the 27th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 100.49 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Nihari

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

Nihari lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 32 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 Nihari
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	32 km
District headquarters	Kangra	40 km
Nearest town	Mandi	44 km

Villages closest to Nihari

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 Nihari

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihari village had a population of 373. That makes it the 27th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nihari village has 178 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihari has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1059.

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

Nihari covers 100.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nihari is Panchrukhi, about 32 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 Nihari.

Nihari is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihari is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 26 km away. Panchrukhi is about 32 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.