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About Nareol Village

Nareol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 5 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nareol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nareol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 8.2 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 5
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nareol compares

By the 2011 count Nareol is the 491st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 8.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Nareol

Nareol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nareol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nareol from other places

Nareol lies about 28 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 28 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 Nareol
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 28 km

Villages closest to Nareol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Nareol

As per the Census of India 2011, Nareol village had a population of 12. That makes it the 491st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Nareol village has 5 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nareol has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Nareol is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nareol covers 8.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nareol falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nareol is Summer Hill, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nareol is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nareol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal D P F Kalaun (2.4 km), Ganoti (4.8 km) and Sargheen (4.8 km).

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

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