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About Chandu Nangal Village

Chandu Nangal is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 171 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandu Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandu Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 171
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandu Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Chandu Nangal is the 98th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Chandu Nangal

Chandu Nangal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandu Nangal from other places

Chandu Nangal lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, 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 Chandu Nangal
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 10 km
Nearest town Batāla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Chandu Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Chandu Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandu Nangal village had a population of 336. That makes it the 98th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Chandu Nangal village has 171 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandu Nangal has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chandu Nangal is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandu Nangal covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandu Nangal falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chandu Nangal is Batala Sugar Mills, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandu Nangal.

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

Chandu Nangal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 12 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwan Nangal (under 2 km), Mohal Nangal (under 2 km) and Palla Nangal (under 2 km).

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

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