About Niyar Village

Niyar is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 129 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niyar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Ramshahr
Pincode	174102
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	129
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niyar compares

By the 2011 count Niyar is the 31st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Niyar

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

Niyar lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 31 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 Niyar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramshahr	31 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	31 km
District headquarters	Solan	50 km

Villages closest to Niyar

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.

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Common questions about Niyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Niyar village had a population of 251. That makes it the 31st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Niyar village has 129 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niyar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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

Niyar covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Niyar is Jutogh, about 31 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 Niyar.

Niyar 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.

Niyar is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Ramshahr is about 31 km away. Jutogh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.