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About Nahal Village

Nahal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 364 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 364
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nahal compares

By the 2011 count Nahal is the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Nahal

Nahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Moron, Muthadda Kalan, Muzara and Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahal village had a population of 714. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Nahal village has 364 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahal has about 962 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 Nahal is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahal covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Nahal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nahal.

Nahal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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