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About Narola Village

Narola is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 43 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 71.05 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 43
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narola compares

By the 2011 count Narola is the 136th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 71.05 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 962.

Getting to Narola

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

Narola lies about 44 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 Narola
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Narola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narola village had a population of 80. That makes it the 136th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Narola village has 43 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narola has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Narola is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narola covers 71.05 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.

Narola falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Narola notes the nearest railway station 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 Narola.

Narola is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narola is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunja (1.6 km), Nirth (2.5 km) and Barkeli (2.5 km).

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

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