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About Nalwar Village

Nalwar is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 29 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176039
Area (hectares) 101.23 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 29
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalwar compares

By the 2011 count Nalwar is the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 101.23 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Nalwar

Nalwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nalwar from other places

Nalwar lies about 47 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 Nalwar
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 47 km

Villages closest to Nalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalwar village had a population of 55. That makes it the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Nalwar village has 29 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalwar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Nalwar is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalwar covers 101.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalwar falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalwar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nalwar.

Nalwar is about 47 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalwar is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Dhatwal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahal Nalochan (under 2 km), Nalera (under 2 km) and Mandiara (2.2 km).

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

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