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About Nala Village

Nala is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 114 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171010
Area (hectares) 46.89 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 114
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nala compares

By the 2011 count Nala is the 93rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 46.89 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Nala

The census records public bus service for Nala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nala from other places

Nala lies about 12 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 Nala
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Nala

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 Nala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nala village had a population of 224. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Nala village has 114 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Nala is 171010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 46.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Nala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nala.

Nala is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nala is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalail (under 2 km), Jangal Kajat Nala (under 2 km) and Kajat (under 2 km).

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

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