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About Jiwan Nangal Village

Jiwan 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 643, made up of 341 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwan Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwan Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 341
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jiwan Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Jiwan Nangal is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Jiwan Nangal

The census records public bus service for Jiwan Nangal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jiwan Nangal from other places

Jiwan 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 Jiwan 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 Jiwan 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 Jiwan Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwan Nangal village had a population of 643. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Jiwan Nangal village has 341 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwan Nangal has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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

Jiwan Nangal covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jiwan 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 10+ km distance for Jiwan Nangal.

Jiwan 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.

Jiwan 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 Chandu 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 Jiwan Nangal today is likely to be higher.

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