About Nal Village

Nal is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 129 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode	174005
Area (hectares)	36.37 hectares
Population	261
Male Population	129
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nal compares

By the 2011 count Nal is the 74th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 36.37 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nal

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

Nal lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 30 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 Nal
Nearest town	Ratanpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilaspur Sadar	34 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Nal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal village had a population of 261. That makes it the 74th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Nal village has 129 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nal is 174005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal covers 36.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nal falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nal is Kalmitar, about 30 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 Nal.

Nal is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 17 km away. Kalmitar is about 30 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.