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About Nalda Village

Nalda is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 111 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 52.05 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 111
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalda compares

By the 2011 count Nalda is the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 52.05 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Nalda

Nalda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nalda from other places

Nalda lies about 22 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 66 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 Nalda
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 19 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 22 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 66 km
Nearest town Chamba 67 km

Villages closest to Nalda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalda village had a population of 227. That makes it the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Nalda village has 111 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalda has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Nalda is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalda covers 52.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalda falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalda is Zero Point, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Nalda.

Nalda is about 22 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalda is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 19 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 22 km away. Zero Point is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bha Chewar (under 2 km), Leh Chewar (under 2 km) and Taljon (under 2 km).

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

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