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About Nalera Village

Nalera is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 70 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176042
Area (hectares) 43.86 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 70
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalera compares

By the 2011 count Nalera is the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 43.86 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Nalera

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

Nalera 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 Nalera
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 Nalera

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 Nalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalera village had a population of 163. That makes it the 76th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Nalera village has 70 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalera has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Nalera is 176042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalera covers 43.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nalera 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nalera.

Nalera 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.

Nalera 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), Nalwar (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 Nalera today is likely to be higher.

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