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About Niun Village

Niun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 14 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 14
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Niun compares

By the 2011 count Niun is the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 15 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Niun

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

Niun lies about 5.1 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.7 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 Niun
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.1 km

Villages closest to Niun

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 Niun

As per the Census of India 2011, Niun village had a population of 28. That makes it the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Niun village has 14 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Niun is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niun covers 15 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Niun is Summer Hill, about 3.7 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 km distance for Niun.

Niun is about 5.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.7 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rauri (under 2 km), Manla (under 2 km) and Bharob (1.6 km).

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

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