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About Nalwagi Village

Nalwagi is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 172 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalwagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalwagi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 214.72 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 172
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalwagi compares

By the 2011 count Nalwagi is the 49th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 214.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Nalwagi

Nalwagi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nalwagi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nalwagi from other places

Nalwagi lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Nalwagi
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 8.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Nalwagi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Nalwagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalwagi village had a population of 332. That makes it the 49th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Nalwagi village has 172 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalwagi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Nalwagi is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalwagi covers 214.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalwagi falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalwagi is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nalwagi.

Nalwagi is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalwagi is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 8.5 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marwa (under 2 km), Bung (1.9 km) and Bhanwas (2.2 km).

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

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