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About Leel Village

Leel is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Leel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leel village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Leel compares

By the 2011 count Leel 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 79 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Leel

Leel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Leel as Available within village. 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 Leel from other places

Leel lies about 51 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 8.4 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 Leel
Nearest railway station Jagraon 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 51 km

Villages closest to Leel

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 Leel

As per the Census of India 2011, Leel village had a population of 20. 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.

Leel village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leel has about 818 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 Leel is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Leel covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Leel falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Leel is Jagraon, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Leel.

Leel is about 51 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leel is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jagraon is about 8.4 km away. Nakodar is about 28 km away. Jalandhar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah Salempur (5.9 km), Angi Kiri (6.2 km) and Bitlan (12 km).

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

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