About Nilewala Village

Nilewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 342 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilewala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	342
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilewala compares

By the 2011 count Nilewala is the 119th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Nilewala

Nilewala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nilewala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nilewala from other places

Nilewala lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulhani, 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 Nilewala
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sulhani	9.0 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	28 km

Villages closest to Nilewala

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.

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Common questions about Nilewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilewala village had a population of 632. That makes it the 119th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Nilewala village has 342 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilewala has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

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

Nilewala covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nilewala is Sulhani, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Nilewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 8.3 km away. Sulhani is about 9.0 km away. Firozpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.