# Nahal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Nahal

Nahal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 56 households**, the 59th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 252people (2011)
- 56households
- 87.6%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Nahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nahal is 172029.** Nahal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023861

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nahal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)90 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nahal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nahal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 31% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nahal

Of every 100 households in Nahal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Nahal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**26%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****95%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nahal?

■ Nahal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****462**

**935

Working population ****67.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.1% for women. 60% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 141 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Kanda265 people
- Phirnu262 people
- Bargal258 people
- Shamthla258 people
- Chalan250 people
- Jar246 people
- Kepu245 people
- Shela245 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nahal?172029
- How far is Nahal from Shimla?90 km by road
- What is the population of Nahal?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nahal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nahal?87.6% (Census 2011)