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About Nalia Village

Nalia is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 152 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalia village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 49.02 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 152
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalia compares

By the 2011 count Nalia is the 74th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 49.02 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nalia

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

Nalia 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 Nalia
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Nalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalia village had a population of 301. That makes it the 74th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nalia village has 152 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalia has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nalia is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalia covers 49.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalia falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nalia 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 Nalia.

Nalia 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.

Nalia is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.1 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 Jageri (under 2 km), Chabtu (under 2 km) and Batog (under 2 km).

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

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