Shina and Brushaski are spoken by the people and all inhabitants of the valley are adherents of Islam.

[1] Since the times of Rajas (in Shina means Rahs) the valley is divided into mohallahs or sectors.

The mohallahs are: Sigal, Majini, Jigot, Batot, Kamalabad, Ishphis, Momin Abad, Sadaruddinabad, Das and Khaltarot.

Sir Aurel Stein, a British archaeologist and explorer says about Nomal in his travelogue:"The first march of eighteen miles was to Nomal, a green oasis in the other barren valley of the river which comes from Hunza.

"[2]A concrete bridge connects the valley to the Karakoram Highway, also to the villages, which are Jutal, Matum Das, Jagot colony, and Gujardas across the Hunza River.