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About Nigali Village

Nigali is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 44 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 705 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 44
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 705
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigali compares

By the 2011 count Nigali is the 221st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nigali

Nigali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nigali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nigali from other places

Nigali lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 31 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 Nigali
Nearest town Nāhan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 31 km

Villages closest to Nigali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigali village had a population of 75. That makes it the 221st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Nigali village has 44 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigali has about 705 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Nigali covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nigali falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigali is Barog, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nigali.

Nigali is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigali is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 11 km away. Pachhad is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamahan Banjan (2.0 km), Takahan (2.3 km) and Kanyo Shirla (2.4 km).

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

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