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About Nagali Village

Nagali is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 17 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 706 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 21.84 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 17
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 706
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagali compares

By the 2011 count Nagali is the 158th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 21.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1004.

Getting to Nagali

Nagali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nagali from other places

Nagali lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Nagali
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Nagali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagali village had a population of 29. That makes it the 158th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nagali village has 17 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagali has about 706 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nagali is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagali covers 21.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagali falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nagali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagali.

Nagali is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagali is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanu (under 2 km), Thah (under 2 km) and Jangal Thah (under 2 km).

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

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