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About Narood Village

Narood is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narood Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narood village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 7.14 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Narood compares

By the 2011 count Narood is the 159th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 7.14 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Narood

Narood is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narood 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 Narood from other places

Narood lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 6.6 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 Narood
Nearest railway station Kanoh 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 8.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Narood

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 Narood

As per the Census of India 2011, Narood village had a population of 74. That makes it the 159th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Narood village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narood has about 805 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 Narood is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narood covers 7.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Narood is Kanoh, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narood.

Narood 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.

Narood is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 6.6 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.2 km away. Shimla 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 Benu (under 2 km), Chauki (1.8 km) and Mihani (1.9 km).

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

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