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About Nihar Kalan Village

Nihar Kalan is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 51 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,431 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihar Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 81.25 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 51
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,431
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nihar Kalan is the 78th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 81.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Nihar Kalan

Nihar Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nihar Kalan as Available within <5 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 Nihar Kalan from other places

Nihar Kalan lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Nihar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Nihar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Nihar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihar Kalan village had a population of 124. That makes it the 78th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nihar Kalan village has 51 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihar Kalan has about 1431 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Nihar Kalan is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihar Kalan covers 81.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nihar Kalan falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihar Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nihar Kalan.

Nihar Kalan is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihar Kalan is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Lad Bharol is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basalan (under 2 km), Bohal (under 2 km) and Daled (under 2 km).

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

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