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About Nangal Shama Village

Nangal Shama is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 768 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Shama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Shama village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144008
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,493
Male Population 768
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nangal Shama compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Shama is the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Nangal Shama

Nangal Shama 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 Shama 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 Shama from other places

Nangal Shama lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, 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 Shama
Nearest town Nakodar 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Shankar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Nangal Shama

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 Nangal Shama

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Shama village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Nangal Shama village has 768 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Shama has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Shama is 144008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Shama covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nangal Shama falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Shama is Shankar, about 5.2 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 Shama.

Nangal Shama is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Shama is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 4.6 km away. Shankar is about 5.2 km away. Jalandhar I 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 Luhar Nangal (under 2 km), Nangal Fateh Khan (under 2 km) and Nangal Jamalpur (under 2 km).

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

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