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About Huri Village

Huri is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 94 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 94
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Huri compares

By the 2011 count Huri is the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Huri

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

Huri lies about 24 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 Huri
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 24 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 24 km
Nearest town Shimla 100 km

Villages closest to Huri

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.

Common questions about Huri

As per the Census of India 2011, Huri village had a population of 185. That makes it the 44th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Huri village has 94 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huri has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Huri covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Huri 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 <5 km distance for Huri.

Huri is about 24 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huri is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 24 km away. Kinnaur is about 24 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.

The closest recorded villages are Yangpa (under 2 km), Karaba (1.9 km) and Homte (2.0 km).

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

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