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About Nahar Village

Nahar is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 6 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 6
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahar compares

By the 2011 count Nahar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 967.

Getting to Nahar

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

Nahar lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 4.6 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 Nahar
Nearest railway station Kanoh 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.4 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km

Villages closest to Nahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahar village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Nahar village has 6 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahar has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nahar is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahar covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahar falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahar is Kanoh, about 4.6 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 Nahar.

Nahar is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahar is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 4.6 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.4 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalhog (under 2 km), Dhar Ki Ser (under 2 km) and Up Mohal Dochi (under 2 km).

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

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