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About Nahanheri Village

Nahanheri is a small village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 144 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahanheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahanheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140412
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 144
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahanheri compares

By the 2011 count Nahanheri is the 86th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Nahanheri

Nahanheri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nahanheri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nahanheri from other places

Nahanheri lies about 75 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Noganwan, about 2.0 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 Nahanheri
Nearest railway station Noganwan 2.0 km
Nearest town Morinda 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 8.8 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 75 km

Villages closest to Nahanheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Nahanheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahanheri village had a population of 257. That makes it the 86th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Nahanheri village has 144 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahanheri has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Nahanheri is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahanheri covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nahanheri falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nahanheri is Noganwan, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahanheri.

Nahanheri is about 75 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahanheri is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Noganwan is about 2.0 km away. Morinda is about 5.9 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsinghpura (under 2 km), Jaisinghwala (1.5 km) and Rampur Kaleran (1.5 km).

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

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