About Nal Village

Nal is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 142 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, 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	Naina Devi
Pincode	174011
Area (hectares)	58.07 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	142
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 59th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 58.07 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

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	Naina Devi	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 Naina Devi 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 270. That makes it the 59th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Nal village has 142 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nal is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal covers 58.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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