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About Nal Village

Nal is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 410 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.72 hectares hectares.

Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 772.72 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 410
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nal compares

By the 2011 count Nal is the 37th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 772.72 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Nal

Nal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nal from other places

Nal lies about 12 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nauganwan, about 6.2 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 Nal
Nearest railway station Nauganwan 6.2 km
District headquarters Ratlam 12 km
Nearest town Ratlām 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 31 km

Villages closest to Nal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nal village had a population of 823. That makes it the 37th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Nal village has 410 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Nal covers 772.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nal falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nal is Nauganwan, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nal is about 12 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nal is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Nauganwan is about 6.2 km away. Ratlam is about 12 km away. Ratlām is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuwa Jhagar (6.4 km), Bajjapura (6.6 km) and Juni Sunari (7.9 km).

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

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