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About Nauhra Village

Nauhra is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 152 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauhra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 152
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nauhra compares

By the 2011 count Nauhra is the 37th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nauhra

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

Nauhra lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 10 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 Nauhra
Nearest town Solan 10 km
Nearest railway station Barog 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 29 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km

Villages closest to Nauhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauhra village had a population of 313. That makes it the 37th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Nauhra village has 152 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauhra has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nauhra is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauhra covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nauhra falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nauhra is Barog, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nauhra.

Nauhra is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauhra is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 10 km away. Barog is about 10 km away. Pachhad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deothal (under 2 km), Kujji (1.9 km) and Uphar (2.2 km).

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

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