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About Nanti Village

Nanti is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 85 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 124.97 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 85
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanti compares

By the 2011 count Nanti is the 113th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 124.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 962.

Getting to Nanti

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

Nanti lies about 78 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 Nanti
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 76 km
District headquarters Shimla 78 km

Villages closest to Nanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanti village had a population of 167. That makes it the 113th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Nanti village has 85 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanti has about 965 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Nanti is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanti covers 124.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nanti falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nanti 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 Nanti.

Nanti is about 78 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanti is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 76 km away. Shimla is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Tikar (3.0 km), Tikar (3.0 km) and Jan Mehd Mehf Kandri (4.0 km).

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

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