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About Nathowal Village

Nathowal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,642, made up of 1,897 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 872 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 142037
Area (hectares) 872 hectares
Population 3,642
Male Population 1,897
Female Population 1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nathowal compares

By the 2011 count Nathowal is the 9th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 872 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Nathowal

Nathowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nathowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nathowal from other places

Nathowal lies about 47 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 21 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 Nathowal
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 9.6 km
Nearest town Rāikot 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Jagraon 21 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 47 km

Villages closest to Nathowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 Nathowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathowal village had a population of 3,642. That makes it the 9th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Nathowal village has 1,897 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathowal has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Nathowal is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathowal covers 872 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nathowal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nathowal is Jagraon, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nathowal.

Nathowal is about 47 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathowal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 9.6 km away. Rāikot is about 9.6 km away. Jagraon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhurkot (1.6 km), Shahjahanpur (2.1 km) and Pheru Raien (2.5 km).

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

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