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About Nalag Village

Nalag is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 69 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 23.36 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 69
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalag compares

By the 2011 count Nalag is the 93rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 23.36 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Nalag

Nalag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Darlaghat 18 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 Darlaghat 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 133. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Nalag village has 69 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalag has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Nalag is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalag covers 23.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalag falls under Darlaghat 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jabli is about 8.2 km away. Kālka is about 9.6 km away. Darlaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahara (2.1 km), Harda (2.1 km) and Sera (3.4 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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