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About Lohar Nangal Village

Lohar Nangal is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 43 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohar Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohar Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144032
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 43
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Lohar Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Lohar Nangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Lohar Nangal

Lohar Nangal 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 Lohar Nangal 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 Lohar Nangal from other places

Lohar Nangal 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 Lohar Nangal
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Shankar 5.2 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Lohar Nangal

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 Lohar Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohar Nangal village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Lohar Nangal village has 43 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohar Nangal has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Lohar Nangal is 144032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohar Nangal covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lohar Nangal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lohar Nangal 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 Lohar Nangal.

Lohar Nangal 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.

Lohar Nangal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 4.6 km away. Shankar is about 5.2 km away. Jalandhar 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 Nangal Jiwan (under 2 km), Dherian (under 2 km) and Gohir (1.5 km).

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

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