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About Nanjha Village

Nanjha is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 24 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanjha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 101.34 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 24
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Nanjha compares

By the 2011 count Nanjha is the 151st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 101.34 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nanjha

Nanjha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nanjha 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 Nanjha from other places

Nanjha lies about 32 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 Nanjha
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Nanjha

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 Nanjha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanjha village had a population of 54. That makes it the 151st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nanjha village has 24 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanjha has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nanjha is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanjha covers 101.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Nanjha 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 Nanjha.

Nanjha is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanjha is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamor (under 2 km), Banahar (1.7 km) and Bargal (2.0 km).

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

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