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About Nalag Village

Nalag is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 65 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 65
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
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 Nalag compares

By the 2011 count Nalag is the 100th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Nalag

Nalag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalag 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 Nalag from other places

Nalag lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 8.2 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 Nalag
Nearest railway station Jabli 8.2 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 13 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Nalag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalag village had a population of 118. That makes it the 100th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Nalag village has 65 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalag has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Nalag is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalag covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalag falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nalag is Jabli, about 8.2 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 Nalag.

Nalag is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalag is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Jabli is about 8.2 km away. Kālka is about 9.6 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaintha (under 2 km), Chadiar (under 2 km) and Kathloh (2.5 km).

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

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