About Nihal Garh Village

Nihal Garh is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 714 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihal Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihal Garh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	125.3 hectares
Population	1,297
Male Population	714
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	817
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihal Garh compares

By the 2011 count Nihal Garh is the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 125.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nihal Garh

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

Nihal Garh lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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 Nihal Garh
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	4.0 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	4.0 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	32 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	42 km

Villages closest to Nihal Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Nihal Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihal Garh village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 29th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Nihal Garh village has 714 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihal Garh has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nihal Garh is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihal Garh covers 125.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nihal Garh falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihal Garh is Dehradun, about 42 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 Nihal Garh.

Nihal Garh is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihal Garh is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 4.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 4.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.