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About Nawan Graon Village

Nawan Graon is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 619 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Graon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan Graon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 619
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawan Graon compares

By the 2011 count Nawan Graon is the 15th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 918.

Getting to Nawan Graon

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

Nawan Graon lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.1 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 Nawan Graon
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 12 km
Nearest town Ropar 20 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Nawan Graon

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 Nawan Graon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan Graon village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 15th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Nawan Graon village has 619 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan Graon has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Nawan Graon is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan Graon covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawan Graon falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nawan Graon is Bharatgarh, about 5.1 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 Nawan Graon.

Nawan Graon is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawan Graon is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 5.1 km away. Nalagarh is about 12 km away. Ropar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Androla Nihla (under 2 km), Androla Uparla (under 2 km) and Jhajra (1.5 km).

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

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