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About Nakilanwala Village

Nakilanwala is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,072 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakilanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakilanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 2,050
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nakilanwala compares

By the 2011 count Nakilanwala is the 19th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Nakilanwala

Nakilanwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nakilanwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nakilanwala from other places

Nakilanwala lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 9.0 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 Nakilanwala
Tehsil headquarters Zira 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Talwandi 9.0 km
District headquarters Firozpur 30 km

Villages closest to Nakilanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakilanwala village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 19th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Nakilanwala village has 1,072 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakilanwala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Nakilanwala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakilanwala covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakilanwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nakilanwala is Talwandi, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nakilanwala.

Nakilanwala is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakilanwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 6.6 km away. Talwandi is about 9.0 km away. Firozpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warnala (under 2 km), Nilewala (1.9 km) and Mahianwala Purana (2.1 km).

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

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