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About Nanoke Village

Nanoke is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 637 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanoke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanoke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 637
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nanoke compares

By the 2011 count Nanoke is the 127th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 359 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, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Nanoke

Nanoke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanoke as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanoke from other places

Nanoke lies about 30 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 6.2 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 Nanoke
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 11 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 30 km

Villages closest to Nanoke

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 Nanoke

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanoke village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 127th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Nanoke village has 637 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanoke has about 878 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 Nanoke is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanoke covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanoke falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nanoke is Hardorawal, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nanoke is about 30 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanoke is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 6.2 km away. Ajnala is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudhar (under 2 km), Urdhan (1.7 km) and Gaurey Nangal (2.0 km).

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

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