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About Nanowal Village

Nanowal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 429 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 429
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanowal compares

By the 2011 count Nanowal is the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Nanowal

Nanowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nanowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nanowal from other places

Nanowal lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 18 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 Nanowal
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 17 km
Nearest town Nābha 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhablan 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Nanowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanowal village had a population of 786. That makes it the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Nanowal village has 429 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanowal has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Nanowal is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanowal covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nanowal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nanowal is Dhablan, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Nanowal.

Nanowal is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanowal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 17 km away. Nābha is about 17 km away. Dhablan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaswal (under 2 km), Bir Bhadson (under 2 km) and Jatiwal (under 2 km).

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

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