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About Nai Village

Nai is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 30 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 30
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nai compares

By the 2011 count Nai is the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 36 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 Nai

Nai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nai from other places

Nai lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 Nai
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Nai

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 Nai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nai village had a population of 70. That makes it the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Nai village has 30 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nai has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Nai covers 36 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Nai is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nai.

Nai is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nai is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiog (under 2 km), Bhukho (under 2 km) and Kiuru (under 2 km).

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

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