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About Nalunga Village

Nalunga is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 484 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalunga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145101
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 484
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nalunga compares

By the 2011 count Nalunga is the 134th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nalunga

Nalunga 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 Nalunga 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 Nalunga from other places

Nalunga lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mirthal, about under 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 Nalunga
Nearest railway station Mirthal under 2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 17 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Nalunga

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 Nalunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalunga village had a population of 953. That makes it the 134th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nalunga village has 484 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalunga has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nalunga is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalunga covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nalunga falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nalunga is Mirthal, about under 2 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 Nalunga.

Nalunga is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalunga is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mirthal is about under 2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 13 km away. Pathankot is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirthal (under 2 km), Ghandran (under 2 km) and Dhaki Shada (1.8 km).

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

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