About Homte Village

Homte is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 78 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Homte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Homte village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172118
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	78
Female Population	82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Homte compares

By the 2011 count Homte is the 46th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Homte

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

Homte lies about 26 km from Kinnaur. 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 Homte
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	26 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	26 km
Nearest town	Shimla	100 km

Villages closest to Homte

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Homte village had a population of 160. That makes it the 46th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Homte village has 78 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Homte has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Homte is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Homte covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Homte falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Homte notes the nearest railway station 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 Homte.

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

Homte is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 26 km away. Kinnaur is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.