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About Nathwal Village

Nathwal is a small village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 150 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 181120
Area (hectares) 84.6 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 150
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nathwal compares

By the 2011 count Nathwal is the 219th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 84.6 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Nathwal

The census records public bus service for Nathwal as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nathwal from other places

Nathwal lies about 19 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 13 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 Nathwal
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 19 km
Nearest town Sāmba 19 km

Villages closest to Nathwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathwal village had a population of 328. That makes it the 219th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Nathwal village has 150 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathwal has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nathwal is 181120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathwal covers 84.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nathwal falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nathwal is Vijaypur Jammu, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nathwal.

Nathwal is about 19 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathwal is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 13 km away. Samba is about 19 km away. Sāmba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanga (under 2 km), Chak Paras (1.6 km) and Khandral (1.7 km).

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

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