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About Nag Village

Nag is one of the larger villages in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,352, made up of 4,917 males and 4,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nag village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 1344 hectares
Population 9,352
Male Population 4,917
Female Population 4,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nag compares

By the 2011 count Nag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1344 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nag

Nag is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nag from other places

Nag lies about 14 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 3.2 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 Nag
Nearest railway station Majitha 3.2 km
Nearest town Nangli 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 14 km

Villages closest to Nag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Nag

As per the Census of India 2011, Nag village had a population of 9,352. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Nag village has 4,917 males and 4,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nag has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

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

Nag covers 1344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nag falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nag is Majitha, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nag.

Nag is about 14 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nag is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 3.2 km away. Nangli is about 7.1 km away. Amritsar I 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 Rakhnag (under 2 km), Sohian Kalan (2.9 km) and Jathu Nangal (4.4 km).

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

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