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About Nangal Kalan Village

Nangal Kalan is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 503 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146106
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 503
Female Population 491
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 km distance

How Nangal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Kalan is the 121st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Nangal Kalan

Nangal Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nangal Kalan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nangal Kalan from other places

Nangal Kalan lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 10 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 10 km
Nearest town Banga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Nangal Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Kalan village had a population of 994. That makes it the 121st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Nangal Kalan village has 503 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Kalan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Kalan is 146106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Kalan covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal Kalan falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Kalan is Saila Khurd, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Nangal Kalan is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 10 km away. Banga is about 16 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakumatpur (under 2 km), Khera (under 2 km) and Kharaudi (under 2 km).

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

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