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About Paihrur Village

Paihrur is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 112 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paihrur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paihrur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 67.1 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 112
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paihrur compares

By the 2011 count Paihrur is the 131st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 67.1 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Paihrur

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

Paihrur lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Paihrur
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 13 km
Nearest town Baddi 19 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Paihrur

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 Paihrur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paihrur village had a population of 220. That makes it the 131st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Paihrur village has 112 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paihrur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Paihrur covers 67.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paihrur falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paihrur is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Paihrur.

Paihrur is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paihrur is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 9.0 km away. Bharatgarh is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charoli (under 2 km), Saror (under 2 km) and Bhifar (1.6 km).

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

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