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About Nihri Bajaun Village

Nihri Bajaun is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 266 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihri Bajaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihri Bajaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 216.16 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 266
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihri Bajaun compares

By the 2011 count Nihri Bajaun is the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 216.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Nihri Bajaun

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

Nihri Bajaun lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Nihri Bajaun
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 9.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Nihri Bajaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihri Bajaun village had a population of 540. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Nihri Bajaun village has 266 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihri Bajaun has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nihri Bajaun is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihri Bajaun covers 216.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihri Bajaun falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihri Bajaun is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Nihri Bajaun.

Nihri Bajaun is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihri Bajaun is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 9.1 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seri (under 2 km), Bara (2.4 km) and Surah (3.0 km).

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

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