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About Nalah Village

Nalah is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 90 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 197.9 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 90
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalah compares

By the 2011 count Nalah is the 80th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 197.9 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1036.

Getting to Nalah

Nalah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nalah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nalah from other places

Nalah lies about 16 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 Nalah
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Nalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalah village had a population of 167. That makes it the 80th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Nalah village has 90 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalah has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Nalah is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalah covers 197.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalah falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nalah.

Nalah is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalah is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaprani (under 2 km), Bagri (1.8 km) and Nahwi (2.0 km).

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

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