About Nial Village

Nial is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,577 males and 1,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nial village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Patran
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	705 hectares
Population	2,997
Male Population	1,577
Female Population	1,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nial compares

By the 2011 count Nial is the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Nial

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

Nial lies about 51 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, about 25 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 Nial
Tehsil headquarters	Patran	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Lehra Gaga	25 km
District headquarters	Patiala	51 km

Villages closest to Nial

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

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Common questions about Nial

As per the Census of India 2011, Nial village had a population of 2,997. That makes it the 15th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Nial village has 1,577 males and 1,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nial has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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

Nial covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nial falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nial is Lehra Gaga, about 25 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 Nial.

Nial is about 51 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nial is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 2.1 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 25 km away. Patiala is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.