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About Nalsan Village

Nalsan is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 409 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalsan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175003
Area (hectares) 170.7 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 409
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalsan compares

By the 2011 count Nalsan is the 4th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 170.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Nalsan

Nalsan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalsan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nalsan from other places

Nalsan lies about 71 km from Mandi. 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 Nalsan
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 71 km

Villages closest to Nalsan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalsan village had a population of 808. That makes it the 4th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Nalsan village has 409 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalsan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Nalsan is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalsan covers 170.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalsan falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nalsan 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nalsan.

Nalsan is about 71 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalsan is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharaun (3.5 km), Khad Khalyana (3.7 km) and Khalwanu (3.7 km).

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

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