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About Nangal Farid Village

Nangal Farid is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 551 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Farid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Farid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 551
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nangal Farid compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Farid is the 81st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Nangal Farid

Nangal Farid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal Farid as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nangal Farid from other places

Nangal Farid lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 5.2 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 Nangal Farid
Nearest railway station Cholang 5.2 km
Nearest town Urmar 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 24 km

Villages closest to Nangal Farid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Farid

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Farid village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 81st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Nangal Farid village has 551 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Farid has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Farid is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Farid covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nangal Farid falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Farid is Cholang, about 5.2 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 village for Nangal Farid.

Nangal Farid is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Farid is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 5.2 km away. Urmar is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 22 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 Jamal (under 2 km), Baghiari (under 2 km) and Ghorewaha (under 2 km).

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

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