About Nahl Village

Nahl is a large village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,041, made up of 1,040 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahl village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144629
Area (hectares)	405 hectares
Population	2,041
Male Population	1,040
Female Population	1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nahl compares

By the 2011 count Nahl is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 956.

Getting to Nahl

Nahl is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nahl as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nahl from other places

Nahl lies about 44 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Lohian Khas Junction, about 3.6 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 Nahl
Nearest railway station	Lohian Khas Junction	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	18 km
Nearest town	Zira	26 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	44 km

Villages closest to Nahl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahl village had a population of 2,041. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Nahl village has 1,040 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahl 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Nahl is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahl covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahl falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nahl is Lohian Khas Junction, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nahl.

Nahl is about 44 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahl is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Lohian Khas Junction is about 3.6 km away. Shahkot is about 18 km away. Zira is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.