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About Nehri Village

Nehri is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 150 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 128.92 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 150
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehri compares

By the 2011 count Nehri is the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 128.92 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Nehri

Nehri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nehri 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 Nehri from other places

Nehri 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 Nehri
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 6.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Nehri

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 Nehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehri village had a population of 275. That makes it the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nehri village has 150 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehri has about 833 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 Nehri is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehri covers 128.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nehri 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 Nehri.

Nehri 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.

Nehri is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 6.0 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Nehri (under 2 km), Kanahr (under 2 km) and Doja (under 2 km).

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

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