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About Najwal Village

Najwal is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Najwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181133
Area (hectares) 55.9 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Najwal compares

By the 2011 count Najwal is the 93rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 55.9 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Najwal

Najwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Najwal as Available within <5 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 Najwal from other places

Najwal lies about 16 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 4.5 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 Najwal
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 6.0 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 13 km
District headquarters Jammu 16 km

Villages closest to Najwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Najwal village had a population of 166. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Najwal village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najwal has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Najwal is 181133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Najwal covers 55.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Najwal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Najwal is Bari Brahman, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Najwal.

Najwal is about 16 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Najwal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 4.5 km away. Bishnah is about 6.0 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalwal (under 2 km), Chak Chamman (under 2 km) and Chak Mian Sahib Singh (under 2 km).

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

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