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About Nala Village

Nala is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 111 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176211
Area (hectares) 177.78 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 111
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nala compares

By the 2011 count Nala is the 214th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 177.78 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nala

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

Nala lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.7 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 Nala
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Nala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nala village had a population of 221. That makes it the 214th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Nala village has 111 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nala is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 177.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nala falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nala is Nurpur Road, about 7.7 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 Nala.

Nala is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nala is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 6.2 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.7 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugar Nala (under 2 km), Haral Jhikli (under 2 km) and Kapahri (under 2 km).

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

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