About Nalta Village

Nalta is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 25 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 640 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	41
Male Population	25
Female Population	16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	640
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalta compares

By the 2011 count Nalta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Nalta

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

Nalta lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Nalta
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Nalta

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

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Common questions about Nalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalta village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Nalta village has 25 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalta has about 640 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Nalta is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalta covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalta falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalta is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Nalta.

Nalta is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalta is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.