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About Najowal Village

Najowal is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 226 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Najowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 226
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Najowal compares

By the 2011 count Najowal is the 238th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Najowal

Najowal 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 Najowal as Available within village. 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 Najowal from other places

Najowal lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Najowal
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Najowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Najowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Najowal village had a population of 421. That makes it the 238th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Najowal village has 226 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najowal has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Najowal is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Najowal covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Najowal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Najowal is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Najowal.

Najowal is about 68 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Najowal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alikhan (under 2 km), Bhanwal (under 2 km) and Chak Koshalian (under 2 km).

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

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