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About Nain Gahar Village

Nain Gahar is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 31 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 677 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nain Gahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nain Gahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 18.73 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 31
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 677
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nain Gahar compares

By the 2011 count Nain Gahar is the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 18.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Nain Gahar

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

Nain Gahar lies about 24 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 76 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 Nain Gahar
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 18 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 24 km
Nearest town Chamba 71 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 76 km

Villages closest to Nain Gahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udaipur 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 Nain Gahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nain Gahar village had a population of 52. That makes it the 38th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Nain Gahar village has 31 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nain Gahar has about 677 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Nain Gahar is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nain Gahar covers 18.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nain Gahar falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nain Gahar is Zero Point, about 76 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nain Gahar.

Nain Gahar is about 24 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nain Gahar is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 18 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhogjing (5.5 km), Chokhang (7.7 km) and Yang Thang (8.9 km).

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

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