About Change Village

Change is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 314 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Change Overview

Census 2011 figures for Change village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	84.79 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	314
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Change compares

By the 2011 count Change is the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 84.79 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Change

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

Change lies about 3.0 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 Change
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	3.0 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	3.0 km
Nearest town	Shimla	116 km

Villages closest to Change

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 Change

As per the Census of India 2011, Change village had a population of 584. That makes it the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Change village has 314 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Change has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Change is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Change covers 84.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Change 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 Change.

Change is about 3.0 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Change is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 3.0 km away. Kinnaur is about 3.0 km away. Shimla is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.