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About Nurla Village

Nurla is a small village in Khalsi tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 168 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Leh
Tehsil Khalsi
Pincode 141906
Area (hectares) 81.7 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 168
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurla compares

By the 2011 count Nurla is the 17th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 81.7 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Nurla

Nurla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanji, Khaltse, Lamayouro and Leido. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nurla

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurla village had a population of 351. That makes it the 17th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Nurla village has 168 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurla has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Nurla is 141906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurla covers 81.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurla falls under Khalsi tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Nurla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurla.

Nurla is in Khalsi tehsil of Leh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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