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About Najwan Nilah Village

Najwan Nilah is a mid sized village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 571 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares.

Najwan Nilah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najwan Nilah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 571
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Najwan Nilah compares

By the 2011 count Najwan Nilah is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Najwan Nilah

Najwan Nilah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Najwan Nilah as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Najwan Nilah from other places

Najwan Nilah lies about 11 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 27 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 Najwan Nilah
Tehsil headquarters Kangan under 2 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 11 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 27 km

Villages closest to Najwan Nilah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangan 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 Najwan Nilah

As per the Census of India 2011, Najwan Nilah village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Najwan Nilah village has 571 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najwan Nilah has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Najwan Nilah covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Najwan Nilah falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Najwan Nilah is Srinagar Railway Station, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Najwan Nilah.

Najwan Nilah is about 11 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Najwan Nilah is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about under 2 km away. Ganderbal is about 11 km away. Srinagar Railway Station 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 Nilagrar (under 2 km), Kangan (under 2 km) and Hardo Panzin (1.8 km).

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

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