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About Nathal Village

Nathal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 60 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 82.42 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 60
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nathal compares

By the 2011 count Nathal is the 65th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 82.42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Nathal

Nathal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nathal 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 Nathal from other places

Nathal lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 12 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 Nathal
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Nathal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathal village had a population of 112. That makes it the 65th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Nathal village has 60 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathal has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Nathal is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathal covers 82.42 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.

Nathal falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nathal is Sonwara, about 12 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 Nathal.

Nathal is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathal is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 3.5 km away. Sonwara is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (under 2 km), Khadli (under 2 km) and Banti (1.5 km).

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

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