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About Nau Lakha Village

Nau Lakha is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 595 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nau Lakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nau Lakha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Fatehgarh Sahib
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 595
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nau Lakha compares

By the 2011 count Nau Lakha is the 35th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Nau Lakha

Nau Lakha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nau Lakha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nau Lakha from other places

Nau Lakha lies about 28 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 18 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 Nau Lakha
Nearest town Rāikot 15 km
Nearest railway station Jagraon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 28 km

Villages closest to Nau Lakha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehgarh Sahib 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 Nau Lakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nau Lakha village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 35th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Nau Lakha village has 595 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nau Lakha has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Nau Lakha is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nau Lakha covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nau Lakha falls under Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nau Lakha is Jagraon, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nau Lakha.

Nau Lakha is about 28 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nau Lakha is in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Rāikot is about 15 km away. Jagraon is about 18 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraingarh (9.3 km), Jallah (9.5 km) and Dholan (14 km).

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

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