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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 368 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 368
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 240th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nangal

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

Nangal lies about 37 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 10 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 Nangal
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.7 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Nangal

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 Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal village had a population of 725. That makes it the 240th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nangal village has 368 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nangal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Batala Junction, about 10 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 village for Nangal.

Nangal is about 37 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 8.7 km away. Batāla is about 8.7 km away. Batala Junction is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vero Nangal (under 2 km), Ammo Nangal (under 2 km) and Nat (1.5 km).

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

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