About Nun Village

Nun is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 227 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172031
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	227
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nun compares

By the 2011 count Nun is the 29th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 108 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 Nun

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

Nun lies about 38 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 Nun
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	9.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Nun

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.

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Common questions about Nun

As per the Census of India 2011, Nun village had a population of 429. That makes it the 29th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nun village has 227 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nun has about 890 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 Nun is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nun covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nun 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 Nun.

Nun is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nun is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.0 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.