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About Nurghari Village

Nurghari is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 132 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurghari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177032
Area (hectares) 77.56 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 132
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurghari compares

By the 2011 count Nurghari is the 93rd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 77.56 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1034.

Getting to Nurghari

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

Nurghari lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Nurghari
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Nurghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurghari village had a population of 253. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Nurghari village has 132 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurghari has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Nurghari is 177032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurghari covers 77.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurghari falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nurghari is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Nurghari.

Nurghari is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurghari is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awahar (under 2 km), Bandhar Solhsinghi (under 2 km) and Banghar Yara (under 2 km).

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

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