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About Nako Village

Nako is a mid sized village in Hangrang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 274 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nako Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nako village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Hangrang
Pincode 172111
Area (hectares) 282.65 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 274
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nako compares

By the 2011 count Nako is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 291 residents. Its 282.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

Getting to Nako

Nako is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nako 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. The nearest villages by name are Ka, Leo, Liti and Malling. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nako

As per the Census of India 2011, Nako village had a population of 572. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Nako village has 274 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nako has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

The pincode recorded for Nako is 172111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nako covers 282.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nako falls under Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nako notes the nearest railway station 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 Nako.

Nako is in Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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