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About Nangal Wanjhanwala Village

Nangal Wanjhanwala is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 823 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Wanjhanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Wanjhanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 823
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Wanjhanwala compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Wanjhanwala is the 70th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Nangal Wanjhanwala

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

Nangal Wanjhanwala lies about 16 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Chheharta, 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 Nangal Wanjhanwala
Nearest railway station Chheharta 12 km
Nearest town Nangli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 13 km
District headquarters Amritsar 16 km

Villages closest to Nangal Wanjhanwala

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 Wanjhanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Wanjhanwala village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 70th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Nangal Wanjhanwala village has 823 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Wanjhanwala has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Wanjhanwala is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Wanjhanwala covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nangal Wanjhanwala is Chheharta, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nangal Wanjhanwala.

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

Nangal Wanjhanwala is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Chheharta is about 12 km away. Nangli is about 12 km away. Ajnala 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 Nangal Tola (under 2 km), Jhanjoti (1.6 km) and Harse Chhina (1.6 km).

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

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