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About Nurewal Village

Nurewal is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 110 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 105.66 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 110
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Nurewal compares

By the 2011 count Nurewal is the 200th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 105.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nurewal

Nurewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nurewal 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 Nurewal from other places

Nurewal lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 3.7 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 Nurewal
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction 3.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Nurewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Nurewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurewal village had a population of 215. That makes it the 200th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Nurewal village has 110 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurewal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Nurewal is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurewal covers 105.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurewal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurewal is Phillaur Junction, about 3.7 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 Nurewal.

Nurewal is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurewal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 3.2 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 3.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Pukhta (under 2 km), Saifabad (1.6 km) and Bachhowal (1.8 km).

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

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