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About Nana Perla Village

Nana Perla is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 112 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nana Perla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nana Perla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 187.49 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 112
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nana Perla compares

By the 2011 count Nana Perla is the 128th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 187.49 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1026.

Getting to Nana Perla

Nana Perla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nana Perla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nana Perla from other places

Nana Perla lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 3.5 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 Nana Perla
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 5.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Nana Perla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Nana Perla

As per the Census of India 2011, Nana Perla village had a population of 242. That makes it the 128th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Nana Perla village has 112 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nana Perla has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Nana Perla is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nana Perla covers 187.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nana Perla falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nana Perla is Harsar Dehri, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nana Perla.

Nana Perla is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nana Perla is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 3.5 km away. Jawali is about 5.3 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nana Khas (under 2 km), Chukhial (1.6 km) and Ban Manara (1.8 km).

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

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