Nahan Tehsil - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Nahan is an administrative tehsil in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Nahan is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Barog, while the nearest airport is Shimla Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 52.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 298 km², including 287.11 km² rural area and 10.89 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 909 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Nahan Tehsil

Nahan Tehsil has a total of 149 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agriwala	Rural	Mattar
2	Amarpur (46-8)	Urban	Not applicable
3	Ambwala Sainwala	Rural	Ambwala Sainwala
4	Amrayun Bakarla	Rural	Surla
5	Andheri	Rural	Palion
6	Arandwala	Rural	Palion
7	Aunliwalagada	Rural	Nahan
8	Baga Babraun	Rural	Surla
9	Baghara	Rural	Nehli Dheera
10	Balka Baratal	Rural	Dhagera
11	Balsar	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
12	Banethi	Rural	Banethi
13	Bankalan	Rural	Bankala
14	Banog (44/1)	Urban	Not applicable
15	Barman	Rural	Navni
16	Barman Papri	Rural	Barma Papri
17	Bhagtan Wala	Rural	Mattar
18	Bheron	Rural	Mattar
19	Bhogpur Sibalwala	Rural	Palion
20	Bhudara	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
21	Bir Bikramabad	Rural	Vikrambag
22	Bogriya	Rural	Ambwala Sainwala
23	Bohal	Rural	Banethi
24	Boharli	Rural	Kiari
25	Chabahan	Rural	Sen-Ki-Ser
26	Chai Mehrog	Rural	Nehli Dheera
27	Chakali	Rural	Chakli
28	Chambashil	Rural	Dhagera
29	Chamrod Naliwala	Rural	Mattar
30	Chamyar Korar	Rural	Chakli
31	Chauria Khainal	Rural	Surla
32	Chavni Shamsherpur	Urban	Not applicable
33	Chhamla	Rural	Banethi
34	Churan	Rural	Palion
35	Dadhog	Rural	Panjahal
36	Daghera	Rural	Dhagera
37	Dagjar	Rural	Banethi
38	Dagrahan	Rural	Nehli Dheera
39	Dathnog	Rural	Nehli Dheera
40	Dewka Purla	Rural	Devka Pudla
41	Dewni	Rural	Devni
42	Dhabon (46/1)	Urban	Not applicable
43	Dhakranwala	Rural	Mattar
44	Dhar Kiyari	Rural	Nahan
45	Dhirath	Rural	Chakli
46	Dhob Ghat	Rural	Surla
47	Dhol Sari	Rural	Surla
48	Dhon	Rural	Rama Dhaun
49	Gadpela	Rural	Barma Papri
50	Gara Bhudi	Rural	Satiwala
51	Gaunt	Rural	Banethi
52	Goshan	Rural	Chakli
53	Gumti	Rural	Palion
54	Gurudwara Dhangwala	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
55	Haripur (46/10)	Urban	Not applicable
56	Jabal Khanoti	Rural	Devka Pudla
57	Jaindi Katara	Rural	Kiari
58	Jaitag	Rural	Nehli Dheera
59	Jamli	Rural	Devka Pudla
60	Jamta	Rural	Navni
61	Jangla Bhud	Rural	Barma Papri
62	Jarja	Rural	Sen-Ki-Ser
63	Jhajar	Rural	Kiari
64	Jogi Ban	Rural	Satiwala
65	Johron	Rural	Kala Amb
66	Kalath	Rural	Banethi
67	Kandaiwala Dakra	Rural	Barma Papri
68	Kandon Kathar	Rural	Navni
69	Kangar Ghund	Rural	Banethi
70	Karagra	Rural	Kiari
71	Kathana	Rural	Devka Pudla
72	Kathla	Rural	Panjahal
73	Katli Karliya	Rural	Panjahal
74	Katorar	Rural	Banethi
75	Kaulanwala Bhud	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
76	Khairi	Rural	Trilokpur
77	Khajurna	Rural	Nahan
78	Khanda Sanwra	Rural	Kiari
79	Khudu Balahar	Rural	Dhagera
80	Kiari	Rural	Kiari
81	Kotla	Rural	Trilokpur
82	Kotri	Rural	Nahan
83	Kudli	Rural	Nehli Dheera
84	Kulchhet	Rural	Banethi
85	Kun	Rural	Dhagera
86	Kun	Rural	Bankala
87	Ladhu	Rural	Banethi
88	Lana Kotla	Rural	Surla
89	Maholiya Khatola	Rural	Salani Katola
90	Main Dhar	Rural	Surla
91	Majholi	Rural	Nahan
92	Makkar Wali	Rural	Bankala
93	Malgaon	Rural	Nehli Dheera
94	Malonwala	Rural	Bankala
95	Mandlahan	Rural	Nehli Dheera
96	Mattar	Rural	Mattar
97	Mian Mandir (46/2)	Urban	Not applicable
98	Mirpur Gurdwara	Rural	Trilokpur
99	Mogi Nand	Rural	Kala Amb
100	Mohron Dungi Ser	Rural	Nehli Dheera
101	Nagal Saketi	Rural	Kala Amb
102	Nahan (46/4)	Urban	Not applicable
103	Nalka	Rural	Mattar
104	Nanaha	Rural	Panjahal
105	Navni Bag (46/5)	Urban	Not applicable
106	Nawni	Rural	Navni
107	Naya Bazar (46/6)	Urban	Not applicable
108	Nehli	Rural	Nehli Dheera
109	Nehrala	Rural	Bankala
110	Neron Kotdi	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
111	Nihog	Rural	Chakli
112	Ogli	Rural	Kala Amb
113	Palion (131	Rural	Palion
114	Panjhal	Rural	Panjahal
115	Papaloh	Rural	Chakli
116	Pipalwala	Rural	Vikrambag
117	Rahor	Rural	Chakli
118	Rain Pirgari	Rural	Panjahal
119	Rajender Nagar (46/7)	Urban	Not applicable
120	Rama	Rural	Rama Dhaun
121	Rampur Jatan	Rural	Kala Amb
122	Rampur Pandhol	Rural	Kiari
123	Ranital (46/3)	Urban	Not applicable
124	Roj Bendli	Rural	Dhagera
125	Rukhri	Rural	Satiwala
126	Sadar	Rural	Kaula Wala Bhood
127	Salani	Rural	Salani Katola
128	Sambhalka	Rural	Mattar
129	Sanoga Bhagrat	Rural	Panjahal
130	Sanvra Katal	Rural	Devka Pudla
131	Sarahan	Rural	Banethi
132	Saroga Tikkar	Rural	Chakli
133	Satna	Rural	Nehli Dheera
134	Sen Ki Ser	Rural	Sen-Ki-Ser
135	Ser Baron	Rural	Panjahal
136	Shahi Odar	Rural	Chakli
137	Shambhu Wala	Rural	Bankala
138	Sherli Kotab	Rural	Nehli Dheera
139	Shilli Sanari	Rural	Banethi
140	Shilnu Kailash	Rural	Panjahal
141	Shivpuri (46/9)	Urban	Not applicable
142	Simbal Wala	Rural	Nahan
143	Sinyu Pudla	Rural	Panjahal
144	Surla Amta	Rural	Surla
145	Surla Charjan	Rural	Surla
146	Talon	Rural	Sen-Ki-Ser
147	Thali Galahan	Rural	Sen-Ki-Ser
148	Trilokpur	Rural	Trilokpur
149	Uttamwala Badaban	Rural	Satiwala

Population of Nahan Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Nahan Tehsil has a total population of 84,149 people, consisting of 44,077 males and 40,072 females. There are 17,705 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 282 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	84,149	55,250	28,899
Male Population	44,077	28,852	15,225
Female Population	40,072	26,398	13,674
Total Households	17,705	11,026	6,679
Population Density	282 / km²	192 / km²	2,654 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 62,421 literate people and 10,354 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 23,433 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6,456 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	10,354	7,402	2,952
Literate Population	62,421	38,681	23,740
Illiterate Population	21,728	16,569	5,159
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	23,433	17,035	6,398
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	6,456	6,241	215

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Nahan (नाहन)
District	Sirmaur
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Barog
Total Area	298 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	909
Total Population (2011)	84,149
Density	282/km²
Total Villages	149

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