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About Nalag Village

Nalag is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 97 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 180.45 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 97
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalag compares

By the 2011 count Nalag is the 63rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 180.45 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Nalag

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

Nalag lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 9.3 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 Nalag
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Nalag

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 Nalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalag village had a population of 194. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Nalag village has 97 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Nalag is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalag covers 180.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nalag is Summer Hill, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Nalag.

Nalag is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalag is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.2 km away. Summer Hill is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Nalag (under 2 km), Nehwat (under 2 km) and Bashol (under 2 km).

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

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