About Nathwal Village

Nathwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 602 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	1,155
Male Population	602
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Nathwal compares

By the 2011 count Nathwal is the 149th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nathwal

Nathwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nathwal 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 Nathwal from other places

Nathwal lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 5.9 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 Nathwal
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	4.8 km
Nearest town	Batāla	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Batala Junction	5.9 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Nathwal

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.

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Common questions about Nathwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathwal village had a population of 1,155. That makes it the 149th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nathwal village has 602 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathwal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Nathwal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathwal covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nathwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nathwal is Batala Junction, about 5.9 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 Nathwal.

Nathwal 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.

Nathwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 4.8 km away. Batāla is about 4.8 km away. Batala Junction is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.