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About Nanhera Village

Nanhera is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,211 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanhera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 767 hectares
Population 2,327
Male Population 1,211
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanhera compares

By the 2011 count Nanhera is the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 767 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Nanhera

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

Nanhera lies about 40 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 34 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 Nanhera
Nearest town Samāna 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patran 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 34 km
District headquarters Patiala 40 km

Villages closest to Nanhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhera village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Nanhera village has 1,211 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhera has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Nanhera is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanhera covers 767 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanhera falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nanhera is Kalhemajra, about 34 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 Nanhera.

Nanhera is about 40 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanhera is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Samāna is about 14 km away. Patran is about 14 km away. Kalhemajra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirmal Kot (1.7 km), Harchandpura (1.8 km) and Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh (1.9 km).

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

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