About Runang Nichla Village

Runang Nichla is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 142 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 627 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Runang Nichla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Runang Nichla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	283.53 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	142
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	627
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Runang Nichla compares

By the 2011 count Runang Nichla is the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 283.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Runang Nichla

Runang Nichla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Runang Nichla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Runang Nichla from other places

Runang Nichla lies about 12 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 Runang Nichla
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	12 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	12 km
Nearest town	Shimla	108 km

Villages closest to Runang Nichla

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Runang Nichla

As per the Census of India 2011, Runang Nichla village had a population of 231. That makes it the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Runang Nichla village has 142 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Runang Nichla has about 627 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 Runang Nichla is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Runang Nichla covers 283.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Runang Nichla falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Runang Nichla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Runang Nichla.

Runang Nichla is about 12 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Runang Nichla is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 12 km away. Kinnaur is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.