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About Nain Village

Nain is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 26 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 48.37 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 26
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nain compares

By the 2011 count Nain is the 185th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 48.37 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nain

Nain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nain as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nain from other places

Nain lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 11 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 Nain
Nearest railway station Barog 11 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 19 km

Villages closest to Nain

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 Nain

As per the Census of India 2011, Nain village had a population of 51. That makes it the 185th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Nain village has 26 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nain has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nain is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nain covers 48.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nain is Barog, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nain.

Nain is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nain is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 11 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamani (1.8 km), Shalah Brahamana (1.8 km) and Dharoti (4.2 km).

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

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