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About Narwalka Village

Narwalka is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 80 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narwalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwalka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175050
Area (hectares) 72.54 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 80
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwalka compares

By the 2011 count Narwalka is the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 72.54 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Narwalka

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

Narwalka lies about 100 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Narwalka
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Narwalka

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 Narwalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwalka village had a population of 185. That makes it the 36th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Narwalka village has 80 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwalka has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Narwalka is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narwalka covers 72.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Narwalka is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Narwalka.

Narwalka is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwalka is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Sandhol is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowalla (under 2 km), Lalana (under 2 km) and Gorat (3.2 km).

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

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