About Nahalan Village

Nahalan is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 134 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	67.82 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	134
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,172
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahalan compares

By the 2011 count Nahalan is the 85th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 67.82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Nahalan

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

Nahalan lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Nahalan
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Nahalan

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

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Common questions about Nahalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahalan village had a population of 291. That makes it the 85th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Nahalan village has 134 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahalan has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Nahalan is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahalan covers 67.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahalan falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahalan is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Nahalan.

Nahalan is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahalan is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.