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About Namala Village

Namala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 464 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 464
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Namala compares

By the 2011 count Namala is the 135th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Namala

Namala 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 Namala 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 Namala from other places

Namala 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 Namala
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 Namala

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 Namala

As per the Census of India 2011, Namala village had a population of 951. That makes it the 135th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Namala village has 464 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namala has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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

Namala covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Namala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Namala 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 Namala.

Namala 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.

Namala 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 Namala today is likely to be higher.

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