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About Naw Village

Naw is a mid sized village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 514 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naw village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 514
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naw compares

By the 2011 count Naw is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Naw

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

Naw lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 22 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 Naw
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Aut 26 km

Villages closest to Naw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naw village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Naw village has 514 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naw has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Naw is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naw covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naw falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naw is Buffer Stop, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Naw.

Naw is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naw is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 22 km away. Aut is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathyari (7.4 km), D P F Niharanal (9.1 km) and D P F Saran Kalyala (9.1 km).

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

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