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About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 101 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 145.81 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 101
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anu compares

By the 2011 count Anu is the 64th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 145.81 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 979.

Getting to Anu

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

Anu lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Anu
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km

Villages closest to Anu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anu village had a population of 220. That makes it the 64th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Anu village has 101 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Anu is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anu covers 145.81 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.

Anu falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anu is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Anu.

Anu is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anu is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Nihri is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anushi (under 2 km), Bakalag (under 2 km) and Bakhari (2.0 km).

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

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