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About Nangal Amb Village

Nangal Amb is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 152 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Amb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Amb village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143113
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 152
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal Amb compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Amb is the 271st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Nangal Amb

Nangal Amb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal Amb as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nangal Amb from other places

Nangal Amb lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 15 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 Nangal Amb
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 8.0 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 15 km
District headquarters Amritsar 34 km

Villages closest to Nangal Amb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Nangal Amb

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Amb village had a population of 281. That makes it the 271st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Nangal Amb village has 152 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Amb has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Amb is 143113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Amb covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nangal Amb falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Amb is Hardorawal, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nangal Amb.

Nangal Amb is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Amb is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 8.0 km away. Ajnāla is about 8.0 km away. Hardorawal 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 Arazi Kot Razada (under 2 km), Chak Bala (under 2 km) and Bal Labe Darya (under 2 km).

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

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