About Nangal Chowk Village

Nangal Chowk is a large village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,055 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Chowk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Chowk village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176028
Area (hectares)	275.07 hectares
Population	2,129
Male Population	1,055
Female Population	1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal Chowk compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Chowk is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 275.07 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Nangal Chowk

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

Nangal Chowk lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 11 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 Chowk
Nearest railway station	Guler	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	12 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km

Villages closest to Nangal Chowk

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.

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Common questions about Nangal Chowk

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Chowk village had a population of 2,129. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Nangal Chowk village has 1,055 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Chowk has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Chowk is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Chowk covers 275.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nangal Chowk is Guler, about 11 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 village for Nangal Chowk.

Nangal Chowk is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Chowk is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.