About Nawan Village

Nawan is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 139 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	139
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawan compares

By the 2011 count Nawan is the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Nawan

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

Nawan lies about 51 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 Nawan
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	51 km

Villages closest to Nawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan village had a population of 274. That makes it the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Nawan village has 139 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Nawan is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nawan falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nawan 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 Nawan.

Nawan is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawan is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.