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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,082, made up of 1,663 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 185.42 hectares
Population 3,082
Male Population 1,663
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
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 1,226 residents. Its 185.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nangal

The census records public bus service for Nangal as Available within <5 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 <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 42 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Phagwara Junction, about 2.5 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 Phagwara Junction 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 3.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 3.4 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 42 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara 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 3,082. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Nangal village has 1,663 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 185.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nangal falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Phagwara Junction, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Nangal.

Nangal is about 42 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara Junction is about 2.5 km away. Phagwara is about 3.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Majha (under 2 km), Chachoki (under 2 km) and Dhak Chachoki (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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