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About Nawan Kot Village

Nawan Kot is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 447 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan Kot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143113
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 447
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nawan Kot compares

By the 2011 count Nawan Kot is the 105th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nawan Kot

Nawan Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawan Kot 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawan Kot from other places

Nawan Kot lies about 14 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 5.3 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 Nawan Kot
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Jandiala 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 14 km

Villages closest to Nawan Kot

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 Nawan Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan Kot village had a population of 828. That makes it the 105th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Nawan Kot village has 447 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan Kot has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nawan Kot is 143113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan Kot covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawan Kot falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nawan Kot is Jandiala, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawan Kot.

Nawan Kot 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.

Nawan Kot is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 2.4 km away. Jandiala is about 5.3 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 Nijjarpura (under 2 km), Meharbanpur (under 2 km) and Rakh Devi Dasspura (2.2 km).

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

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