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About Nigali Village

Nigali is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 104 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, 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 Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 104
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Nigali compares

By the 2011 count Nigali is the 124th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nigali

Nigali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nigali 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 Nigali from other places

Nigali lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 18 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Nigali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 209. That makes it the 124th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Nigali village has 104 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigali has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nigali is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigali covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nigali falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigali is Dehradun, about 42 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 Nigali.

Nigali is about 31 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 Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 18 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banor (1.5 km), Kulthina (3.6 km) and Shiwa Ridana (3.7 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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