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About Naswal Village

Naswal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 32 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naswal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naswal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 29.91 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 32
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Naswal compares

By the 2011 count Naswal is the 343rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 29.91 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Naswal

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

Naswal lies about 53 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, 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 Naswal
Nearest railway station Kandrori 3.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Naswal

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 Naswal

As per the Census of India 2011, Naswal village had a population of 59. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Naswal village has 32 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naswal has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Naswal is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naswal covers 29.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Naswal is Kandrori, about 3.5 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 Naswal.

Naswal is about 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naswal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 3.5 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Nurpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haler (1.7 km), Samal (2.7 km) and Dhamlahr (2.9 km).

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

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