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About Nidang Village

Nidang is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 24 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nidang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nidang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 113.65 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 24
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nidang compares

By the 2011 count Nidang is the 48th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 113.65 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Nidang

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

Nidang lies about 114 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 124 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 Nidang
Tehsil headquarters Spiti 7.5 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 114 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 124 km
Nearest town Mandi 124 km

Villages closest to Nidang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nidang village had a population of 60. That makes it the 48th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Nidang village has 24 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nidang has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Nidang is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nidang covers 113.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nidang is Zero Point, about 124 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 Nidang.

Nidang is about 114 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.

Nidang is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about 7.5 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 114 km away. Zero Point is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lidang (under 2 km), Dhar Larang (2.1 km) and Lar (2.1 km).

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

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