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About Nilon Khurd Village

Nilon Khurd is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 483 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nilon Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilon Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 483
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nilon Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Nilon Khurd is the 78th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 908.

Getting to Nilon Khurd

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

Nilon Khurd lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 Nilon Khurd
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 7.7 km
Nearest town Dorāha 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Nilon Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 Nilon Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilon Khurd village had a population of 949. That makes it the 78th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Nilon Khurd village has 483 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilon Khurd has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Nilon Khurd is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nilon Khurd covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nilon Khurd falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nilon Khurd is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nilon Khurd.

Nilon Khurd 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.

Nilon Khurd is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 3.2 km away. Samrala is about 7.7 km away. Dorāha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nilo Kalan (under 2 km), Bijlipur (under 2 km) and Ghulal (1.8 km).

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

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