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About Nika Thana Village

Nika Thana is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nika Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nika Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 100.09 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nika Thana compares

By the 2011 count Nika Thana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 100.09 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Nika Thana

Nika Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nika Thana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nika Thana from other places

Nika Thana lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Nika Thana
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 22 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Nika Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 Nika Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Nika Thana village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Nika Thana village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nika Thana has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Nika Thana is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nika Thana covers 100.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nika Thana falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nika Thana is Joginder Nagar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nika Thana.

Nika Thana is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nika Thana is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 17 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 22 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badehar (1.9 km), Kaunsal (3.8 km) and Giuhani (5.4 km).

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

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