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About Naushehra Village

Naushehra is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,993, made up of 2,140 males and 1,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naushehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naushehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143008
Area (hectares) 422 hectares
Population 3,993
Male Population 2,140
Female Population 1,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naushehra compares

By the 2011 count Naushehra is the 17th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Naushehra

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

Naushehra lies about 7.3 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 3.9 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 Naushehra
Nearest town Nangli under 2 km
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 7.3 km
District headquarters Amritsar 7.3 km

Villages closest to Naushehra

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 Naushehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Naushehra village had a population of 3,993. That makes it the 17th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Naushehra village has 2,140 males and 1,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naushehra has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Naushehra is 143008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naushehra covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naushehra falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naushehra is Verka Junction, about 3.9 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 Naushehra.

Naushehra is about 7.3 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naushehra is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Nangli is about under 2 km away. Verka Junction is about 3.9 km away. Amritsar II is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangli (under 2 km), Bhaini Gillan (2.0 km) and Muradpura (2.4 km).

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

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