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About Nurowal Village

Nurowal is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 249 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 109.29 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 249
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurowal compares

By the 2011 count Nurowal is the 85th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 109.29 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Nurowal

Nurowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nurowal from other places

Nurowal lies about 19 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 9.2 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 Nurowal
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 12 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 19 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 19 km

Villages closest to Nurowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Nurowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurowal village had a population of 468. That makes it the 85th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Nurowal village has 249 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurowal has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Nurowal is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurowal covers 109.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurowal falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurowal is Govindwal Sahib, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nurowal.

Nurowal is about 19 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurowal is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Govindwal Sahib is about 9.2 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 12 km away. Kapurthala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangoopur (under 2 km), Jagnaik (1.6 km) and Mullan Baha (2.1 km).

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

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