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About Nawan Qila Village

Nawan Qila is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 378 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawan Qila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawan Qila village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 378
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nawan Qila compares

By the 2011 count Nawan Qila is the 70th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Nawan Qila

Nawan Qila 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 Nawan Qila 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nawan Qila from other places

Nawan Qila lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 2.7 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 Nawan Qila
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 4.3 km
Nearest town Nakodar 9.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Nawan Qila

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 Nawan Qila

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawan Qila village had a population of 801. That makes it the 70th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Nawan Qila village has 378 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawan Qila has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Nawan Qila is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawan Qila covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawan Qila falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nawan Qila is Malsian Shahkot, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nawan Qila.

Nawan Qila is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawan Qila is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 2.7 km away. Shahkot is about 4.3 km away. Nakodar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadiqpur (1.7 km), Billi Chaharmi (1.8 km) and Kotla Surajmal (2.8 km).

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

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