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About Neri Village

Neri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 39 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 39
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Neri compares

By the 2011 count Neri is the 296th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Neri

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

How far is Neri from other places

Neri lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.1 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 Neri
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.1 km
Nearest town Solan 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Neri

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 Neri

As per the Census of India 2011, Neri village had a population of 76. That makes it the 296th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Neri village has 39 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Neri is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neri covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Neri is Salogra, about 7.1 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 village for Neri.

Neri is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 7.1 km away. Solan is about 7.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thaneri (under 2 km), Ajdhar (2.1 km) and Dhar (2.1 km).

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

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