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About Saktu Nangal Village

Saktu Nangal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 515 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saktu Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saktu Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143606
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 515
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saktu Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Saktu Nangal is the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Saktu Nangal

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

Saktu Nangal lies about 17 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 6.0 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 Saktu Nangal
Nearest railway station Majitha 6.0 km
Nearest town Nangli 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 17 km

Villages closest to Saktu Nangal

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 Saktu Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Saktu Nangal village had a population of 968. That makes it the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Saktu Nangal village has 515 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saktu Nangal has about 880 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 Saktu Nangal is 143606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saktu Nangal covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saktu Nangal is Majitha, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saktu Nangal.

Saktu Nangal is about 17 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saktu Nangal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 6.0 km away. Nangli is about 9.4 km away. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathan Nangal (under 2 km), Kandowali (under 2 km) and Chetanpura (1.7 km).

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

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