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About Nal Ka Gaon Village

Nal Ka Gaon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 11 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,545 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Ka Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal Ka Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173213
Area (hectares) 19.73 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 11
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,545
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nal Ka Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Nal Ka Gaon is the 230th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 19.73 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nal Ka Gaon

Nal Ka Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nal Ka Gaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nal Ka Gaon from other places

Nal Ka Gaon lies about 34 km from Solan. 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 Nal Ka Gaon
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 29 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Nal Ka Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Nal Ka Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal Ka Gaon village had a population of 28. That makes it the 230th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Nal Ka Gaon village has 11 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal Ka Gaon has about 1545 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nal Ka Gaon is 173213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal Ka Gaon covers 19.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nal Ka Gaon falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nal Ka Gaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Nal Ka Gaon.

Nal Ka Gaon is about 34 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal Ka Gaon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Kandaghat is about 29 km away. Solan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Sani Ka Nal (under 2 km), Sainj (2.3 km) and Kadela (2.4 km).

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

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