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About Nurwala Village

Nurwala is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 690 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 336 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 690
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Nurwala compares

By the 2011 count Nurwala is the 74th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Nurwala

Nurwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nurwala 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 Nurwala from other places

Nurwala lies about 5.6 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ludhiana Junction, about 5.7 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 Nurwala
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 5.6 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Ludhiana Junction 5.7 km

Villages closest to Nurwala

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 Nurwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurwala village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 74th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Nurwala village has 690 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurwala has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Nurwala is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurwala covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nurwala is Ludhiana Junction, about 5.7 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 Nurwala.

Nurwala is about 5.6 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurwala is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 5.6 km away. Ludhiana is about 5.6 km away. Ludhiana Junction is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakowal (under 2 km), Sujatwala (under 2 km) and Kaneja (1.5 km).

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

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