About Nal Village

Nal is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 162 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	90.38 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	162
Female Population	178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nal compares

By the 2011 count Nal is the 82nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 90.38 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nal

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

Nal lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Nal
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	6.5 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	42 km

Villages closest to Nal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal village had a population of 340. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Nal village has 162 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Nal is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal covers 90.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nal falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nal is Olinda, about 42 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 Nal.

Nal is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.5 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Olinda is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.