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About Nano Village

Nano is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 184 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nano village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 207.84 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 184
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nano compares

By the 2011 count Nano is the 43rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 207.84 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nano

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

How far is Nano from other places

Nano lies about 22 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 Nano
Tehsil headquarters Theog 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Nano

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Nano

As per the Census of India 2011, Nano village had a population of 358. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nano village has 184 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nano has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nano is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nano covers 207.84 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.

Nano falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nano notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nano.

Nano is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nano is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balag (under 2 km), Rail (under 2 km) and Nahol (under 2 km).

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

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