About Nala Village

Nala is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 148 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Dhoomakot
Pincode	246217
Area (hectares)	182.27 hectares
Population	316
Male Population	148
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 182.27 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

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 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Saneh Road, about 8.8 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	Saneh Road	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhoomakot	20 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	20 km

Villages closest to Nala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 316. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Nala village has 148 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Nala is 246217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 182.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nala falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nala is Saneh Road, about 8.8 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 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nala is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Saneh Road is about 8.8 km away. Kotdwāra is about 11 km away. Dhoomakot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.