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About Nahra Village

Nahra is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 69 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 69
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahra compares

By the 2011 count Nahra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nahra

Nahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nahra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nahra from other places

Nahra lies about 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, 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 Nahra
Nearest town Urmar 18 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 28 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Nahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahra village had a population of 131. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nahra village has 69 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahra 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 910.

The pincode recorded for Nahra is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahra covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nahra falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nahra is Tanda Urmar, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nahra.

Nahra is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahra is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 18 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 18 km away. Batala 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 Galowal (under 2 km), Kangra (1.7 km) and Machrai (2.2 km).

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

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