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About Nasran Village

Nasran is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 350 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nasran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nasran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 350
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nasran compares

By the 2011 count Nasran is the 177th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Nasran

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

Nasran lies about 31 km from Garhshankar, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, 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 Nasran
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 10 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 31 km

Villages closest to Nasran

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 Nasran

As per the Census of India 2011, Nasran village had a population of 671. That makes it the 177th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Nasran village has 350 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nasran has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Nasran is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nasran covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nasran falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nasran is Hoshiarpur, about 10 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 Nasran.

Nasran is about 31 km from Garhshankar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nasran is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 10 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 11 km away. Garhshankar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsowal (4.4 km), Meghowal (5.0 km) and Mehrowal (5.0 km).

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

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