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About Nehra Village

Nehra is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 48 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 43.89 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 48
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nehra compares

By the 2011 count Nehra is the 298th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 43.89 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 990.

Getting to Nehra

Nehra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nehra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nehra from other places

Nehra lies about 21 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 Nehra
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Nehra

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.

Common questions about Nehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nehra village had a population of 81. That makes it the 298th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nehra village has 48 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nehra has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nehra is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nehra covers 43.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Nehra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Nehra.

Nehra is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nehra is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.6 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guri (under 2 km), Deori (under 2 km) and Deori Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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