About Nagar Village

Nagar is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,187, made up of 1,622 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144410
Area (hectares)	544 hectares
Population	3,187
Male Population	1,622
Female Population	1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Nagar

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

Nagar lies about 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 5.6 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Phillaur Junction	5.6 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	40 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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 Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 3,187. That makes it the 17th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Nagar village has 1,622 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 965 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 Nagar is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Phillaur Junction, about 5.6 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 Nagar.

Nagar is about 40 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about 5.1 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 5.6 km away. Jalandhar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.