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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,903, made up of 1,007 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141418
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 1,903
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 51st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Nangal

Nangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 10 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 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about under 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 Nangal
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Phillaur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 14 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 1,903. That makes it the 51st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Nangal village has 1,007 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 141418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Phillaur Junction, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nangal.

Nangal is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Phillaur Junction is about under 2 km away. Phillaur is about under 2 km away. Ludhiana East is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bounker (4.9 km), Fatehgarh Gujjran (5.5 km) and Haidar Nagar (6.3 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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