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About Nalehar Village

Nalehar is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 173 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 105.98 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 173
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalehar compares

By the 2011 count Nalehar is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 105.98 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Nalehar

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

Nalehar lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 Nalehar
Tehsil headquarters Thural under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Nalehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalehar village had a population of 363. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Nalehar village has 173 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalehar has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Nalehar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalehar covers 105.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalehar falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalehar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 Nalehar.

Nalehar is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalehar is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about under 2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thural Khas (under 2 km), Heb (under 2 km) and Thana (under 2 km).

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

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