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About Hoshiar Nagar Village

Hoshiar Nagar is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 921 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hoshiar Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoshiar Nagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 655 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 921
Female Population 899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hoshiar Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Hoshiar Nagar is the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 655 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Hoshiar Nagar

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

Hoshiar Nagar lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 2.5 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 Hoshiar Nagar
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 19 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Hoshiar Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Hoshiar Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoshiar Nagar village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 45th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Hoshiar Nagar village has 921 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoshiar Nagar has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Hoshiar Nagar is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hoshiar Nagar covers 655 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hoshiar Nagar falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hoshiar Nagar is Gurusar Sutlani, about 2.5 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 Hoshiar Nagar.

Hoshiar Nagar 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.

Hoshiar Nagar is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 2.5 km away. Amritsar II is about 19 km away. Amritsar 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 Achint Kot (under 2 km), Kalewala (2.1 km) and Lahorimal (2.8 km).

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

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