About Nal Village

Nal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 124 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	190.57 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	124
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nal compares

By the 2011 count Nal is the 97th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 190.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 990.

Getting to Nal

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

Nal lies about 15 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 Nal
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	6.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Nal

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.

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Common questions about Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal village had a population of 263. That makes it the 97th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nal village has 124 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Nal is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal covers 190.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Nal 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 Nal.

Nal is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.