About Naura Village

Naura is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 191 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, 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	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	142.05 hectares
Population	382
Male Population	191
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 21st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 142.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Naura

Naura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Naura as Available within 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 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station	Salogra	5.6 km
Nearest town	Solan	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	20 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Naura

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

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Common questions about Naura

As per the Census of India 2011, Naura village had a population of 382. That makes it the 21st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Naura village has 191 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Naura is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naura covers 142.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Naura is Salogra, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Naura.

Naura is about 20 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 Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 5.6 km away. Solan is about 7.6 km away. Cheta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.