About Nanhera Village

Nanhera is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,054 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 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	Rajpura
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	608 hectares
Population	1,983
Male Population	1,054
Female Population	929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanhera compares

By the 2011 count Nanhera is the 33rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Nanhera

Nanhera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nanhera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nanhera from other places

Nanhera lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 4.3 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 railway station	Shambhu	4.3 km
Nearest town	Lālru	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	11 km
District headquarters	Patiala	33 km

Villages closest to Nanhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanhera village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Nanhera village has 1,054 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanhera has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

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

Nanhera covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanhera falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nanhera is Shambhu, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance for Nanhera.

Nanhera is about 33 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 Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 4.3 km away. Lālru is about 9.5 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.