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About Gazi Nangal Village

Gazi Nangal is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 372 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazi Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazi Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 372
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gazi Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Gazi Nangal is the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gazi Nangal

Gazi Nangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gazi Nangal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gazi Nangal from other places

Gazi Nangal lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 8.2 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 Gazi Nangal
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 9.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Gazi 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 Gazi Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazi Nangal village had a population of 721. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Gazi Nangal village has 372 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazi Nangal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gazi Nangal is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazi Nangal covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gazi Nangal is Rattar Chattar, about 8.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gazi Nangal.

Gazi Nangal is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazi Nangal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 8.2 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 9.6 km away. Batāla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udhowali Kalan (1.6 km), Dharowali (1.6 km) and Hardowal (1.6 km).

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

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