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About Nigal Village

Nigal is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 173 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 308.42 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 173
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Nigal compares

By the 2011 count Nigal is the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 308.42 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Nigal

Nigal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nigal 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 Nigal from other places

Nigal lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 14 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 Nigal
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Nigal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigal village had a population of 349. That makes it the 54th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Nigal village has 173 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigal has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Nigal is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigal covers 308.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nigal falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigal is Harsar Dehri, about 14 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 Nigal.

Nigal is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigal is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.9 km away. Talwāra is about 12 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhati Anutra (under 2 km), Bhati Dangbalian (under 2 km) and Bhati Hadialchan (under 2 km).

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

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