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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,126 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145101
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,126
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 32nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Nangal

Nangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal 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 Nangal from other places

Nangal lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 2.1 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 Nangal
Nearest railway station Kandrori 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.8 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 9.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Nangal

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 Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nangal village has 1,126 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 888 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 Nangal is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Kandrori, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nangal.

Nangal is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandrori is about 2.1 km away. Pathankot is about 9.8 km away. Pathānkot is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Bhor (under 2 km), Phulra (under 2 km) and Chhani (1.5 km).

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

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