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About Nanowal Khurd Village

Nanowal Khurd is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 516 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanowal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanowal Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 516
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanowal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Nanowal Khurd is the 201st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Nanowal Khurd

Nanowal Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanowal Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanowal Khurd from other places

Nanowal Khurd lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 12 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 Nanowal Khurd
Nearest railway station Qadian 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Nanowal Khurd

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 Nanowal Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanowal Khurd village had a population of 979. That makes it the 201st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Nanowal Khurd village has 516 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanowal Khurd has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nanowal Khurd is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanowal Khurd covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nanowal Khurd falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nanowal Khurd is Qadian, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nanowal Khurd.

Nanowal Khurd is about 21 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanowal Khurd is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Gurdaspur 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 Gorsian (under 2 km), Nanowal Kalan (1.5 km) and Bhaini Mian Khan (1.6 km).

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

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