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About Nanog Village

Nanog is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 62 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 726 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 26.25 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 62
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 726
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanog compares

By the 2011 count Nanog is the 152nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 26.25 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Nanog

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

Nanog lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Nanog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 12 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Nanog

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 Nanog

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanog village had a population of 107. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Nanog village has 62 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanog has about 726 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 Nanog is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanog covers 26.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nanog is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Nanog.

Nanog is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanog is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 8.2 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 Barmal (under 2 km), Hartu (2.2 km) and Jangal Paniharu (2.2 km).

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

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