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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,220, made up of 2,211 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 362 hectares
Population 4,220
Male Population 2,211
Female Population 2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nangal

Nangal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nangal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nangal from other places

Nangal lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about under 2 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 Nangal
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur under 2 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Nangal

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 Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal village had a population of 4,220. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Nangal village has 2,211 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 909 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 Nangal is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nangal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Phillaur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nangal.

Nangal is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur Junction is about under 2 km away. Phillaur is about under 2 km away. Jalandhar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Bir Phillaur (under 2 km) and Phillaur (under 2 km).

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

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