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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 164 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, 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 Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 164
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

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 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 9.4 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
Nearest railway station Guler 9.4 km
Nearest town Talwāra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaswan 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 350. That makes it the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Nangal village has 164 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nangal falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Guler, about 9.4 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 23 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 Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 9.4 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Jaswan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batwar (under 2 km), Chatwal (3.8 km) and Bathra (4.7 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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