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About Nela Village

Nela is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 332 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 109.36 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 332
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nela compares

By the 2011 count Nela is the 88th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 109.36 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 1018.

Getting to Nela

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

How far is Nela from other places

Nela lies about 2.2 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 35 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 Nela
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 35 km

Villages closest to Nela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nela village had a population of 651. That makes it the 88th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Nela village has 332 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nela has about 961 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Nela is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nela covers 109.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nela falls under Mandi tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nela is Buffer Stop, about 35 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 village for Nela.

Nela is about 2.2 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nela is in Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 2.2 km away. Buffer Stop is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharaun (1.6 km), Shila Kippar (1.6 km) and Tabela Sakor (2.0 km).

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

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