About Kangniwal Village

Kangniwal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 617 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangniwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangniwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144036
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	1,180
Male Population	617
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kangniwal compares

By the 2011 count Kangniwal is the 93rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kangniwal

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

Kangniwal lies about 14 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 3.3 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 Kangniwal
Nearest railway station	Thabalke	3.3 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	4.8 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	26 km

Villages closest to Kangniwal

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.

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Common questions about Kangniwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangniwal village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Kangniwal village has 617 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangniwal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kangniwal is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangniwal covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangniwal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kangniwal is Thabalke, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kangniwal.

Kangniwal is about 14 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangniwal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 3.3 km away. Jandiāla is about 4.8 km away. Jalandhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.