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About Nalgaon Village

Nalgaon is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 133 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 20.38 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 133
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Nalgaon is the 126th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 20.38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Nalgaon

Nalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nalgaon from other places

Nalgaon lies about 26 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 89 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 Nalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 21 km
District headquarters Chamoli 26 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 89 km

Villages closest to Nalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalgaon village had a population of 238. That makes it the 126th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nalgaon village has 133 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalgaon has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Nalgaon is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalgaon covers 20.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nalgaon falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nalgaon is Ramnagar, about 89 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nalgaon.

Nalgaon is about 26 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalgaon is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 21 km away. Chamoli is about 26 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalgaon Sirgur (under 2 km), Kandwal Gaon (2.0 km) and Mauna (2.4 km).

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

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