About Nal Village

Nal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 105 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174011
Area (hectares)	88.03 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	105
Female Population	96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nal compares

By the 2011 count Nal is the 143rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 88.03 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nal

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

Nal lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Nal
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	19 km
Nearest town	Baddi	29 km
District headquarters	Solan	50 km

Villages closest to Nal

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

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Common questions about Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal village had a population of 201. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Nal village has 105 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Nal is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nal covers 88.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nal is Kiratpur Sahib, about 15 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 Nal.

Nal is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 15 km away. Nalagarh is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.