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About Nag Village

Nag is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 88 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 88
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nag compares

By the 2011 count Nag is the 95th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nag

Nag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nag from other places

Nag lies about 63 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 Nag
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 63 km

Villages closest to Nag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nag village had a population of 167. That makes it the 95th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nag village has 88 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nag has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nag is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nag covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nag falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nag.

Nag is about 63 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nag is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Nagkelo (under 2 km), Shiwan (15 km) and Shehdari (17 km).

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

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