About Niahi Village

Niahi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niahi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173219
Area (hectares)	33.07 hectares
Population	63
Male Population	31
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Niahi compares

By the 2011 count Niahi is the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 33.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Niahi

Niahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Niahi from other places

Niahi lies about 8.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 2.2 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 Niahi
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.3 km

Villages closest to Niahi

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.

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Common questions about Niahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Niahi village had a population of 63. That makes it the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Niahi village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niahi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Niahi is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niahi covers 33.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Niahi is Shoghi railway station, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Niahi.

Niahi is about 8.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niahi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 2.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.