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About Naingal Village

Naingal is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 116 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naingal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naingal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 12.84 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 116
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naingal compares

By the 2011 count Naingal is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 12.84 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Naingal

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

Naingal lies about 89 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 Naingal
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 89 km

Villages closest to Naingal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naingal village had a population of 231. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Naingal village has 116 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naingal has about 991 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 1131.

The pincode recorded for Naingal is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naingal covers 12.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naingal falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naingal is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 Naingal.

Naingal is about 89 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naingal is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 31 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badohal (14 km), Fakdohal (14 km) and Fanehal (14 km).

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

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