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About Nariala Village

Nariala is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 564 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nariala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nariala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 181551
Area (hectares) 570.2 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 564
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nariala compares

By the 2011 count Nariala is the 52nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 570.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nariala

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

Nariala lies about 22 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 Nariala
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 15 km
Nearest town Rajaori 15 km
District headquarters Rajouri 22 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 68 km

Villages closest to Nariala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nariala village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Nariala village has 564 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nariala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Nariala is 181551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nariala covers 570.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nariala falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nariala 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 10+ km distance for Nariala.

Nariala is about 22 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nariala is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 15 km away. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Rajouri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagla (2.3 km), Chakli (3.7 km) and Dahrian (4.1 km).

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

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