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About Nangal Nihla Village

Nangal Nihla is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 435 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 752 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Nihla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Nihla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 141.42 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 435
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 752
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nangal Nihla compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Nihla is the 34th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 141.42 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nangal Nihla

Nangal Nihla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal Nihla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nangal Nihla from other places

Nangal Nihla lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 11 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 Nangal Nihla
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 16 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Nangal Nihla

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.

Common questions about Nangal Nihla

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Nihla village had a population of 762. That makes it the 34th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Nangal Nihla village has 435 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Nihla has about 752 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Nihla is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Nihla covers 141.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal Nihla falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Nihla is Bharatgarh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nangal Nihla.

Nangal Nihla is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Nihla is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.2 km away. Bharatgarh is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Uperla (under 2 km), Palasra Nihala (under 2 km) and Goyal Jamala (1.6 km).

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

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