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About Naukerian Village

Naukerian is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,407, made up of 1,794 males and 1,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naukerian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naukerian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152033
Area (hectares) 1308 hectares
Population 3,407
Male Population 1,794
Female Population 1,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Naukerian compares

By the 2011 count Naukerian is the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1308 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 913.

Getting to Naukerian

Naukerian 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 Naukerian as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naukerian from other places

Naukerian lies about 66 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Roranwala, about 2.9 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 Naukerian
Nearest railway station Roranwala 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 66 km

Villages closest to Naukerian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Naukerian

As per the Census of India 2011, Naukerian village had a population of 3,407. That makes it the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Naukerian village has 1,794 males and 1,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naukerian has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Naukerian is 152033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naukerian covers 1308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naukerian falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naukerian is Roranwala, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Naukerian.

Naukerian is about 66 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naukerian is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Roranwala is about 2.9 km away. Fazilka is about 20 km away. Firozpur is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aliana (2.5 km), Sahiwala (2.7 km) and Halimwala (3.3 km).

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

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