About Nirth Village

Nirth is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 436 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirth village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	333.12 hectares
Population	834
Male Population	436
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirth compares

By the 2011 count Nirth is the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 333.12 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nirth

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

Nirth lies about 47 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 Nirth
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	47 km

Villages closest to Nirth

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.

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Common questions about Nirth

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirth village had a population of 834. That makes it the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Nirth village has 436 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirth has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Nirth covers 333.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nirth 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 Nirth.

Nirth is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirth is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.