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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Hima Devi
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- LGD code
- 15578
- Pincode
- 175038
- Post office
- Nihri
- Population
- 353
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 868 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 223
Census 2011 · in context
How Grahan (251) compares
By population, Grahan (251) ranks #21 of 203 villages in Nihri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Grahan (251)
- 61.8%
- Nihri mandal
- 66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
868
−108 vs mandal average
- Grahan (251)
- 868
- Nihri mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Grahan (251)
- 5.3
- Nihri mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Grahan (251) at a glance
Grahan (251) is a village of 353 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Nihri tehsil, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 203 villages in Nihri tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 868 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 175038, served by Nihri post office; the LGD village code is 15578. The sarpanch is Hima Devi . The population is estimated at 416 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grahan (251) · this village | 353 | 62% | — |
| Ropa Bandla (250) · Nihri | 352 | 63% | — |
| Seri (252) · Nihri | 336 | 70% | — |
| Chiral (218) · Nihri | 302 | 58% | — |
| Lalag (253) · Nihri | 272 | 65% | — |
| Kot (254) · Nihri | 141 | 61% | — |
| D.P.F.Salyana (219) · Nihri | 20 | 55% | — |
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Notice board · Grahan (251)
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Key facts — Grahan (251)
- LGD code
- 15578
- Pincode
- 175038
- Post office
- Nihri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 353
- Population (projected 2026)
- 416
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 868
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Hima Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Nihri
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- Rohara (41)
- Doghari (274)
- Charkadi (39)
- Bandli (269)
- Gharot (288)
- Singhu (153)
- Shalag (249)
- Kamand (214)
- Boi (285)
- Sojha (288)
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- Manah (17)
- Paurakothi (212)
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- Baali Batadi (287)
- Batol (284)
- Dhamasan (293)
- Ropa Bandla (250)
- Okal (204)
- Segal (226)
- Jhungi (309)
- Dhanyara (273)
- Seri (252)
- Anushi (225)
- Chalog (275)
- Thihkar (152)
- D.P.F.Bhun (217)
- Chiral (218)
- Barnog (305)
- Marahada (30)
- Kumaru (272)
- Bhalaan (290)
- Mananu (153)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)