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About Nalka Village

Nalka is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 210 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173205, 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 Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173205
Area (hectares) 124.39 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 210
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nalka compares

By the 2011 count Nalka is the 47th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 124.39 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Nalka

Nalka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nalka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 17 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 Baddi 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 17 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Nalka

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 Nalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalka village had a population of 419. That makes it the 47th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Nalka village has 210 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalka has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Nalka is 173205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalka covers 124.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nalka is Jabli, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nalka is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalka is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 7.3 km away. Jabli is about 17 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalka Brahmana (under 2 km), Nalka Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Ratangarh (under 2 km).

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

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