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About Nangali Village

Nangali is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 114 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176325
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 114
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangali compares

By the 2011 count Nangali is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Nangali

Nangali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nangali as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nangali from other places

Nangali lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Nangali
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 60 km

Villages closest to Nangali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangali village had a population of 243. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Nangali village has 114 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangali has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Nangali is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangali covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nangali falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nangali is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nangali.

Nangali is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangali is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saren (1.7 km), Jutrahan (3.7 km) and Toga (5.0 km).

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

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