About Nala Village

Nala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 519 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143533
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	519
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nala compares

By the 2011 count Nala is the 126th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nala

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

How far is Nala from other places

Nala lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 6.1 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 Nala
Nearest railway station	Jakolari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	14 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Nala

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.

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Common questions about Nala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nala village had a population of 982. That makes it the 126th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nala village has 519 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nala has about 892 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 Nala is 143533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nala covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nala is Jakolari, about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nala.

Nala 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.

Nala is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 6.1 km away. Dīnānagar is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.