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About Kathu Nangal Village

Kathu Nangal is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,898, made up of 2,005 males and 1,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathu Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathu Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143502
Area (hectares) 527 hectares
Population 3,898
Male Population 2,005
Female Population 1,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kathu Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Kathu Nangal is the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 527 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kathu Nangal

Kathu Nangal 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 Kathu Nangal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathu Nangal from other places

Kathu Nangal lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 1.9 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 Kathu Nangal
Nearest railway station Kathunangal 1.9 km
Nearest town Nangli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 19 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Kathu Nangal

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 Kathu Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathu Nangal village had a population of 3,898. That makes it the 14th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kathu Nangal village has 2,005 males and 1,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathu Nangal has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kathu Nangal is 143502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathu Nangal covers 527 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kathu Nangal falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kathu Nangal is Kathunangal, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kathu Nangal.

Kathu Nangal is about 19 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathu Nangal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 1.9 km away. Nangli is about 15 km away. Amritsar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maan (under 2 km), Rakh Manawala (under 2 km) and Talwandi Ghuman (under 2 km).

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

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