About Nandwal Village

Nandwal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 478 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181122
Area (hectares)	247.5 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	478
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandwal compares

By the 2011 count Nandwal is the 81st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 247.5 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nandwal

Nandwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nandwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nandwal from other places

Nandwal lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 Nandwal
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	12 km
District headquarters	Jammu	12 km

Villages closest to Nandwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Nandwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandwal village had a population of 988. That makes it the 81st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Nandwal village has 478 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandwal has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nandwal is 181122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandwal covers 247.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandwal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nandwal is Jammu Tawi, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Nandwal.

Nandwal is about 12 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandwal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 12 km away. Akhnoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.