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About Bila Nawab Village

Bila Nawab is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 379 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bila Nawab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bila Nawab village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 379
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bila Nawab compares

By the 2011 count Bila Nawab is the 91st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bila Nawab

Bila Nawab is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bila Nawab as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bila Nawab from other places

Bila Nawab lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 3.5 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 Bila Nawab
Nearest railway station Gahandran 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Bila Nawab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Bila Nawab

As per the Census of India 2011, Bila Nawab village had a population of 716. That makes it the 91st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Bila Nawab village has 379 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bila Nawab has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bila Nawab is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bila Nawab covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bila Nawab falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bila Nawab is Gahandran, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Bila Nawab.

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

Bila Nawab is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 3.5 km away. Nakodar is about 4.8 km away. Jalandhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgawal (under 2 km), Rangra (under 2 km) and Kotla Bhagu (1.6 km).

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

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