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About Naoni Village

Naoni is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 385 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naoni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 276.12 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 385
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naoni compares

By the 2011 count Naoni is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 276.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Naoni

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

Naoni lies about 49 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 49 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 Naoni
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 5.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 49 km

Villages closest to Naoni

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 Naoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Naoni village had a population of 754. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Naoni village has 385 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naoni has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Naoni is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naoni covers 276.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Naoni is Salogra, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Naoni.

Naoni is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naoni is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 5.5 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 49 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 Naoni (under 2 km), Jangal Kungu Nali I (2.3 km) and Jangal Kungu Nali Ii (2.3 km).

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

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