About Nahra Village

Nahra is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 414 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, 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	Rampur
Pincode	172022
Area (hectares)	260.35 hectares
Population	809
Male Population	414
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahra compares

By the 2011 count Nahra is the 17th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 260.35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 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 Nahra from other places

Nahra lies about 55 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 Nahra
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	55 km

Villages closest to Nahra

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 Nahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahra village had a population of 809. That makes it the 17th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Nahra village has 414 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahra has about 954 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 Nahra is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahra covers 260.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nahra 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 Nahra.

Nahra is about 55 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 Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.