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About Kangna Village

Kangna is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,110 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144701
Area (hectares) 484 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kangna compares

By the 2011 count Kangna is the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 484 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 950.

Getting to Kangna

Kangna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangna 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kangna from other places

Kangna lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 4.3 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 Kangna
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 9.0 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Kangna

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 Kangna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangna village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 17th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kangna village has 1,110 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangna has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kangna is 144701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangna covers 484 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangna falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kangna is Malsian Shahkot, about 4.3 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 village for Kangna.

Kangna is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangna is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 4.3 km away. Nakodar is about 9.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagpur (under 2 km), Bhodipur (2.0 km) and Sahariwal (2.1 km).

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

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