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About Nihari Village

Nihari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 55 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 55.31 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 55
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihari compares

By the 2011 count Nihari is the 250th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 55.31 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Nihari

Nihari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nihari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nihari from other places

Nihari lies about 30 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 Nihari
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Nihari

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 Nihari

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihari village had a population of 95. That makes it the 250th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Nihari village has 55 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihari has about 727 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 Nihari is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihari covers 55.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Nihari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihari.

Nihari is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihari is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banari (2.6 km), Kalawat (4.3 km) and Kaliawan (4.3 km).

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

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