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About Arnot Village

Arnot is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 50 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arnot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arnot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 45.95 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 50
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arnot compares

By the 2011 count Arnot is the 134th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 45.95 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Arnot

Arnot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Arnot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Arnot from other places

Arnot lies about 58 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 55 km away. 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 Arnot
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 27 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 48 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 55 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Arnot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arnot village had a population of 101. That makes it the 134th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Arnot village has 50 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arnot has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Arnot is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arnot covers 45.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arnot falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Arnot is Salogra, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Arnot.

Arnot is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arnot is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 27 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 48 km away. Salogra is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halau (under 2 km), Shalan (under 2 km) and Bavara (2.0 km).

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

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