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About Nawan Pind Village

Nawan Pind is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 366 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Pind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan Pind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143520
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 366
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Nawan Pind compares

By the 2011 count Nawan Pind is the 306th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nawan Pind

Nawan Pind is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nawan Pind 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 Nawan Pind from other places

Nawan Pind lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, 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 Nawan Pind
Nearest railway station Dera Baba Nanak 10 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Nawan Pind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurdaspur 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 Nawan Pind

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan Pind village had a population of 696. That makes it the 306th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Nawan Pind village has 366 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan Pind has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nawan Pind is 143520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan Pind covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nawan Pind falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nawan Pind is Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 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 Nawan Pind.

Nawan Pind 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.

Nawan Pind is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 10 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 20 km away. Gurdaspur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jindher (1.6 km), Kalanaur (4.4 km) and Masat Kot (4.7 km).

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

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