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About Nala Village

Nala is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 351 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185210
Area (hectares) 276.4 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 351
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nala compares

By the 2011 count Nala is the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 276.4 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Nala

Nala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nala from other places

Nala lies about 30 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 43 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 Nala
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 7.3 km
District headquarters Rajouri 30 km
Nearest town Rajaori 33 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 43 km

Villages closest to Nala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nala village had a population of 701. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Nala village has 351 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Nala is 185210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 276.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nala falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nala is Dugga, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nala.

Nala is about 30 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nala is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 7.3 km away. Rajouri is about 30 km away. Rajaori is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patrara (under 2 km), Patrat (under 2 km) and Bandrahi (under 2 km).

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

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