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About Narhana Village

Narhana is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 46 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 46
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narhana compares

By the 2011 count Narhana is the 279th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Narhana

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

Narhana lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Narhana
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Narhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Narhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Narhana village had a population of 84. That makes it the 279th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Narhana village has 46 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narhana has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Narhana covers 63 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.

Narhana falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narhana is Jutogh, about 10 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 village for Narhana.

Narhana is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narhana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariali (under 2 km), Bhatmana (under 2 km) and Kariyal (under 2 km).

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

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