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About Nahlna Village

Nahlna is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 174 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahlna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahlna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 121.57 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 174
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahlna compares

By the 2011 count Nahlna is the 51st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 121.57 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Nahlna

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

Nahlna lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 21 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 Nahlna
Nearest railway station Tripal 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Nahlna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahlna village had a population of 372. That makes it the 51st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Nahlna village has 174 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahlna has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Nahlna is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahlna covers 121.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahlna falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahlna is Tripal, about 21 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 Nahlna.

Nahlna is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahlna is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahli (2.7 km), Siara (5.7 km) and Halehr (6.9 km).

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

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