About Nala Village

Nala is a large village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,202, made up of 1,136 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Nala
Pincode	815355
Area (hectares)	233 hectares
Population	2,202
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nala compares

By the 2011 count Nala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nala

Nala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nala 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 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 24 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Palāsthali, about 9.5 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
Nearest railway station	Palāsthali	9.5 km
Nearest town	Chittaranjan	15 km
District headquarters	Jamtara	24 km

Villages closest to Nala

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

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Common questions about Nala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nala village had a population of 2,202. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Nala village has 1,136 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nala is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nala falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nala is Palāsthali, about 9.5 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 village for Nala.

Nala is about 24 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nala is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Palāsthali is about 9.5 km away. Chittaranjan is about 15 km away. Jamtara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.