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About Nangal Kalan Village

Nangal Kalan is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 688 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141108
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 688
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Nangal Kalan is the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 898.

Getting to Nangal Kalan

Nangal Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nangal Kalan 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 Nangal Kalan from other places

Nangal Kalan lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 9.5 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Gungrana 9.5 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Nangal Kalan

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 Nangal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal Kalan village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Nangal Kalan village has 688 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal Kalan 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 898.

The pincode recorded for Nangal Kalan is 141108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal Kalan covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal Kalan falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal Kalan is Gungrana, about 9.5 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 Nangal Kalan.

Nangal Kalan is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal Kalan is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gungrana is about 9.5 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 10 km away. Raikot 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 Nangal Khurd (under 2 km), Pakhowal (1.8 km) and Dangon (1.8 km).

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

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