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About Era Village

Era is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 37 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Era Overview

Census 2011 figures for Era village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 23.73 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 37
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Era compares

By the 2011 count Era is the 103rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 23.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Era

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

Era lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 7.9 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 Era
Nearest railway station Kalka 7.9 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 14 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Era

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Era village had a population of 82. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Era village has 37 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Era has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Era is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Era covers 23.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Era falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Era is Kalka, about 7.9 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 Era.

Era is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Era is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 7.9 km away. Kālka is about 8.5 km away. Krishangarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khetra (under 2 km), Dora Katal (3.4 km) and Konana (4.1 km).

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

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