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About Narain Awal Village

Narain Awal is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 53 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 679 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narain Awal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narain Awal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 53
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 679
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 Narain Awal compares

By the 2011 count Narain Awal is the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Narain Awal

Narain Awal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narain Awal 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 Narain Awal from other places

Narain Awal lies about 43 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 Narain Awal
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 29 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 43 km

Villages closest to Narain Awal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikar 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 Narain Awal

As per the Census of India 2011, Narain Awal village had a population of 89. That makes it the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Narain Awal village has 53 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narain Awal has about 679 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Narain Awal is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narain Awal covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narain Awal falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Narain Awal 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 Narain Awal.

Narain Awal is about 43 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narain Awal is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Narain (under 2 km), Narain Doyam (under 2 km) and Badshal (3.5 km).

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

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