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About Naurangpur Village

Naurangpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 460 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naurangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naurangpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144025
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 460
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Chiheru, about 2.8 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 Chiheru 2.8 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Naurangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 925. That makes it the 70th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Naurangpur village has 460 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naurangpur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Naurangpur is 144025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naurangpur covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naurangpur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naurangpur is Chiheru, about 2.8 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 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naurangpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Chiheru is about 2.8 km away. Phagwāra is about 5.7 km away. Jalandhar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (1.8 km), Salarpur (2.1 km) and Raipur (4.1 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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