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About Nunial Village

Nunial is one of the larger villages in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,344, made up of 2,775 males and 2,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2144.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nunial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nunial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 181515
Area (hectares) 2144.5 hectares
Population 5,344
Male Population 2,775
Female Population 2,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nunial compares

By the 2011 count Nunial is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 2144.5 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 926.

Getting to Nunial

Nunial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nunial as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nunial from other places

Nunial lies about 32 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 68 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 Nunial
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 3.0 km
Nearest town Rajaori 26 km
District headquarters Rajouri 32 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 68 km

Villages closest to Nunial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nunial village had a population of 5,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Nunial village has 2,775 males and 2,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nunial has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Nunial is 181515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nunial covers 2144.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nunial falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nunial is Dugga, about 68 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nunial.

Nunial is about 32 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nunial is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 3.0 km away. Rajaori is about 26 km away. Rajouri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potha (under 2 km), Man Pur (1.8 km) and Bhajnoa (2.2 km).

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

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