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About Nagar Sihanwan Village

Nagar Sihanwan is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 343 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Sihanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar Sihanwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 343
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagar Sihanwan compares

By the 2011 count Nagar Sihanwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Nagar Sihanwan

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

Nagar Sihanwan lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 15 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 Nagar Sihanwan
Tehsil headquarters Arki 13 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Nagar Sihanwan

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 Nagar Sihanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar Sihanwan village had a population of 667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Nagar Sihanwan village has 343 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar Sihanwan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Nagar Sihanwan is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar Sihanwan covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar Sihanwan falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagar Sihanwan is Summer Hill, about 15 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 km distance for Nagar Sihanwan.

Nagar Sihanwan is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar Sihanwan is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 13 km away. Summer Hill is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagarwar (under 2 km), Sanjher (1.8 km) and Kalawan (2.1 km).

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

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