About Nihaluwal Village

Nihaluwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 746 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihaluwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihaluwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144701
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	1,433
Male Population	746
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihaluwal compares

By the 2011 count Nihaluwal is the 24th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nihaluwal

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

Nihaluwal lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.9 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 Nihaluwal
Nearest railway station	Mulewal Khaira	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	8.3 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	17 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	33 km

Villages closest to Nihaluwal

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 Nihaluwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihaluwal village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 24th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Nihaluwal village has 746 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihaluwal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nihaluwal is 144701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihaluwal covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nihaluwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nihaluwal is Mulewal Khaira, about 4.9 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 Nihaluwal.

Nihaluwal is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihaluwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 4.9 km away. Shahkot is about 8.3 km away. Nakodar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.