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About Naurangpur Village

Naurangpur is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 310 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naurangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naurangpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 310
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naurangpur compares

By the 2011 count Naurangpur is the 100th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Naurangpur

Naurangpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naurangpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naurangpur from other places

Naurangpur lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Pajian, about 8.0 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 Naurangpur
Nearest railway station Pajian 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 15 km
Nearest town Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Naurangpur

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.

Common questions about Naurangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Naurangpur village had a population of 599. That makes it the 100th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Naurangpur village has 310 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naurangpur has about 932 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 Naurangpur is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naurangpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naurangpur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naurangpur is Pajian, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naurangpur.

Naurangpur is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naurangpur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Pajian is about 8.0 km away. Shahkot is about 15 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Heran (under 2 km), Kular (under 2 km) and Billi Chao (2.1 km).

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

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