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About Nahra Village

Nahra is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 129 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 129
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahra compares

By the 2011 count Nahra is the 31st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Nahra

Nahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nahra from other places

Nahra lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 Nahra
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Nahra

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 Nahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahra village had a population of 268. That makes it the 31st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Nahra village has 129 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahra has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Nahra is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahra covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nahra is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nahra.

Nahra is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahra is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 7.7 km away. Jutogh is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandap (under 2 km), Aimbari (1.7 km) and Jangal Aimbari (1.7 km).

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

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