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About Nahwi Village

Nahwi is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 80 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahwi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahwi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 181.81 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 80
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahwi compares

By the 2011 count Nahwi is the 90th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 181.81 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Nahwi

Nahwi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nahwi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nahwi from other places

Nahwi lies about 15 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 Nahwi
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Nahwi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahwi village had a population of 156. That makes it the 90th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Nahwi village has 80 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahwi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Nahwi is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahwi covers 181.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nahwi falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nahwi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahwi.

Nahwi is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahwi is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaprani (under 2 km), Nalah (2.0 km) and Graon (3.3 km).

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

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