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About Nihalpur Village

Nihalpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 88 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 88
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihalpur compares

By the 2011 count Nihalpur is the 292nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Nihalpur

Nihalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nihalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihalpur from other places

Nihalpur lies about 37 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, 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 Nihalpur
Nearest railway station Sujanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 5.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Nihalpur

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 Nihalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihalpur village had a population of 181. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nihalpur village has 88 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihalpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nihalpur is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihalpur covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihalpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nihalpur is Sujanpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihalpur.

Nihalpur is about 37 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihalpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujanpur is about under 2 km away. Sujānpur is about 1.6 km away. Pathankot is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanjeli (under 2 km), Mutfaroa (under 2 km) and Sujanpur (1.7 km).

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

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