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About Naura Village

Naura is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 90 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 54.86 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 90
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naura compares

By the 2011 count Naura is the 66th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 54.86 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Naura

Naura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Naura from other places

Naura lies about 42 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 39 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 Naura
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 39 km
Nearest town Solan 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Naura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naura village had a population of 182. That makes it the 66th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Naura village has 90 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naura has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Naura is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naura covers 54.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naura falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naura is Salogra, about 39 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Naura.

Naura is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naura is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.2 km away. Salogra is about 39 km away. Solan is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Naurathalan (under 2 km), Nauran (under 2 km) and Pujari (under 2 km).

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

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