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About Nalgam Village

Nalgam is a small village in Tilakwada tehsil, in the district of Narmada, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 169 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalgam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Narmada
Tehsil Tilakwada
Pincode 391120
Area (hectares) 137.39 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 169
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalgam compares

By the 2011 count Nalgam is the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 137.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Nalgam

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

Nalgam lies about 12 km from Narmada, and the nearest railway station is Kevadiya, about 4.4 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 Nalgam
Nearest railway station Kevadiya 4.4 km
District headquarters Narmada 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilakwada 16 km
Nearest town Rājpīpla 22 km

Villages closest to Nalgam

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

Common questions about Nalgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalgam village had a population of 339. That makes it the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Nalgam village has 169 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalgam has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Nalgam is 391120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalgam covers 137.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalgam falls under Tilakwada tehsil of Narmada district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nalgam is Kevadiya, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance for Nalgam.

Nalgam is about 12 km from Narmada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalgam is in Tilakwada tehsil of Narmada district. Kevadiya is about 4.4 km away. Narmada is about 12 km away. Tilakwada is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadiya (3.6 km), Tilakwada (16 km) and Agar (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nalgam today is likely to be higher.

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