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About Khera Nihla Village

Khera Nihla is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 1,069 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 626 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Nihla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera Nihla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 151.83 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 626
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khera Nihla compares

By the 2011 count Khera Nihla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 151.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Khera Nihla

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

Khera Nihla lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, 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 Khera Nihla
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.4 km
Nearest town Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 11 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Khera Nihla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 Khera Nihla

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera Nihla village had a population of 1,738. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Khera Nihla village has 1,069 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera Nihla has about 626 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Khera Nihla is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera Nihla covers 151.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khera Nihla falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khera Nihla is Ghanauli, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khera Nihla.

Khera Nihla is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera Nihla is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.4 km away. Baddi is about 10 km away. Ghanauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahman Beli (under 2 km), Dadhi Harnam (under 2 km) and Nanowal (under 2 km).

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

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