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About Ner Village

Ner is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 54 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ner village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 33.4 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 54
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ner compares

By the 2011 count Ner is the 157th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 33.4 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ner

Ner is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ner as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ner from other places

Ner lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.4 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 Ner
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.4 km
Nearest town Shimla 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 12 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Ner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ner village had a population of 102. That makes it the 157th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Ner village has 54 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ner has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ner is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ner covers 33.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ner falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ner is Jutogh, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ner.

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

Ner is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 4.4 km away. Shimla is about 8.6 km away. Arki is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shilru (2.2 km), Rau (3.2 km) and Rauri (3.7 km).

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

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