About Nihara Village

Nihara is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 87 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	45.38 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	87
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihara compares

By the 2011 count Nihara is the 69th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 45.38 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 967.

Getting to Nihara

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

Nihara lies about 29 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 Nihara
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	8.4 km
Nearest town	Shimla	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	23 km
District headquarters	Solan	29 km

Villages closest to Nihara

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.

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Common questions about Nihara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihara village had a population of 167. That makes it the 69th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Nihara village has 87 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nihara is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihara covers 45.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nihara is Jutogh, about 8.4 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 village for Nihara.

Nihara is about 29 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihara is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Kandaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.