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About Neon Village

Neon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 53 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 53
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neon compares

By the 2011 count Neon is the 122nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Neon

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

Neon lies about 28 km from Solan. 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 Neon
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 25 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Neon

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 Neon

As per the Census of India 2011, Neon village had a population of 103. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Neon village has 53 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neon has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

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

Neon covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Neon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Neon.

Neon is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 20 km away. Kandaghat is about 25 km away. Solan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhor (4.5 km), Rug (5.5 km) and Rugra (5.5 km).

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

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