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About Nandrol Village

Nandrol is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 211 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandrol village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 113.7 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 211
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandrol compares

By the 2011 count Nandrol is the 77th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 113.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Nandrol

Nandrol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandrol 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 Nandrol from other places

Nandrol lies about 18 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 7.8 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 Nandrol
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 7.8 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 15 km
District headquarters Jammu 18 km

Villages closest to Nandrol

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 Nandrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandrol village had a population of 375. That makes it the 77th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Nandrol village has 211 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandrol has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Nandrol is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandrol covers 113.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nandrol is Bari Brahman, about 7.8 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 Nandrol.

Nandrol is about 18 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandrol is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 5.7 km away. Bari Brahman is about 7.8 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Brahamana (under 2 km), Chak Umra (under 2 km) and Chak Chuha (under 2 km).

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

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