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About Nand Village

Nand is a mid sized village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 317 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nand village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 317
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nand compares

By the 2011 count Nand is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Nand

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

Nand lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Nand
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 14 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Nand

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 Nand

As per the Census of India 2011, Nand village had a population of 607. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Nand village has 317 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nand has about 915 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 Nand is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nand covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nand is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Nand.

Nand is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nand is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 8.8 km away. Bharatgarh is about 14 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ber Da Ghat (under 2 km), Ghat (under 2 km) and Ghat Dohichi (under 2 km).

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

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