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About Nial Village

Nial is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 159 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 60.18 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 159
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nial compares

By the 2011 count Nial is the 109th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 60.18 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Nial

Nial is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nial 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nial from other places

Nial lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 4.4 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 Nial
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Nial

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 Nial

As per the Census of India 2011, Nial village had a population of 301. That makes it the 109th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Nial village has 159 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nial has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Nial is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nial covers 60.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nial falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nial is Meghrajpura, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nial is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nial is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 4.4 km away. Jawali is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katora (2.0 km), Jol (2.5 km) and Basa (3.1 km).

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

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