About Nalka Village

Nalka is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 196 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nahan
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	196
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalka compares

By the 2011 count Nalka is the 44th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Nalka

Nalka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nalka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nalka from other places

Nalka lies about 24 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Darazpur, about 41 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 Nalka
Tehsil headquarters	Nahan	11 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	11 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	24 km
Nearest railway station	Darazpur	41 km

Villages closest to Nalka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalka village had a population of 385. That makes it the 44th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Nalka village has 196 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalka has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Nalka is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalka covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalka falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalka is Darazpur, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Nalka is about 24 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalka is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 11 km away. Nāhan is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.