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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 473 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 317.62 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 473
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 21st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 317.62 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Nangal

Nangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal as Available within village. 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 Nangal from other places

Nangal lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 16 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 Nangal
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Guler 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal village had a population of 999. That makes it the 21st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Nangal village has 473 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 317.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Guler, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nangal.

Nangal is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 4.6 km away. Guler is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihan (under 2 km), Chakban Bihan (under 2 km) and Bihan Uparli (under 2 km).

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

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