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About Nehra Village

Nehra is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 100 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 49.71 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 100
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehra compares

By the 2011 count Nehra is the 74th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 49.71 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nehra

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

Nehra lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Nehra
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Nehra

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 Nehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehra village had a population of 193. That makes it the 74th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Nehra village has 100 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Nehra is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehra covers 49.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nehra is Olinda, 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 Nehra.

Nehra is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehra is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.1 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Nihri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhoti Khanyari (4.7 km), D P F Khobla (5.0 km) and Chauri (6.3 km).

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

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