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About Nihun Village

Nihun is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 52 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 52
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihun compares

By the 2011 count Nihun is the 107th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Nihun

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

Nihun lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 6.6 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 Nihun
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 6.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 25 km

Villages closest to Nihun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihun village had a population of 115. That makes it the 107th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Nihun village has 52 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihun has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Nihun is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihun covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihun falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihun is Kathleeghat, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance for Nihun.

Nihun is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihun is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmla (under 2 km), Kafled (2.5 km) and Salwana (4.5 km).

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

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