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About Nat Village

Nat is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 552 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 552
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nat compares

By the 2011 count Nat is the 175th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nat

Nat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nat as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nat from other places

Nat lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 8.8 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 Nat
Tehsil headquarters Batala 7.3 km
Nearest town Batāla 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 8.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Nat

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 Nat

As per the Census of India 2011, Nat village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 175th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nat village has 552 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nat has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nat is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nat covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nat falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nat is Batala Junction, about 8.8 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 village for Nat.

Nat is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nat is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 7.3 km away. Batāla is about 7.3 km away. Batala Junction is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathu Khaira (under 2 km), Purian Khurd (under 2 km) and Cheema (under 2 km).

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

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