# Nalka Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Nalka

Nalka is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 78 households**, the 44th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 385people (2011)
- 78households
- 76.5%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Nalka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nalka is 173001.** Nalka falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023236

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

## How far is Nalka from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)22 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 Nalka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nalka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shambhu Wala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Nalka known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 22% of the 153 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 Nalka

Of every 100 households in Nalka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nalka · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**65%

Use banking services ****68%**

**81%

Television ****35%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Nalka?

■ Nalka · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**902

Working population ****30.6%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (45%) · **■** Marginal 39 (33%)

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 Nahan

- Gara Bhudi417 people
- Simbal Wala409 people
- Mirpur-Gurdwara405 people
- Gurudwara Dhangwala396 people
- Daghera381 people
- Kun365 people
- Lana Kotla352 people
- Bogariyah334 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nalka?173001
- How far is Nalka from Nahan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Nalka?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalka in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nalka?76.5% (Census 2011)