About Nehra Village

Nehra is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 52 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	104
Male Population	52
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 142nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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 34 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	2.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	34 km

Villages closest to Nehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehra village had a population of 104. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Nehra village has 52 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nehra is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehra covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nehra falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nehra notes the nearest railway station 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 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehra is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.5 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.