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About Naurangpur Village

Naurangpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 381 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naurangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naurangpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 381
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naurangpur compares

By the 2011 count Naurangpur is the 168th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Naurangpur

Naurangpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naurangpur as Available within 5 - 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 Naurangpur from other places

Naurangpur lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 5.4 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 Naurangpur
Nearest railway station Ghiala 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Naurangpur

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 Naurangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Naurangpur village had a population of 735. That makes it the 168th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Naurangpur village has 381 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naurangpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Naurangpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naurangpur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naurangpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naurangpur is Ghiala, about 5.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Naurangpur.

Naurangpur is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naurangpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghiala is about 5.4 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Pathānkot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azizpur Khurd (under 2 km), Simbli Gujjran (under 2 km) and Pawar (under 2 km).

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

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