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About Naina Village

Naina is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 261 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naina village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 261
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naina compares

By the 2011 count Naina is the 184th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 880.

Getting to Naina

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

Naina lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 3.5 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 Naina
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 8.6 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Naina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naina village had a population of 479. That makes it the 184th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Naina village has 261 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naina has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Naina is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naina covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naina falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Naina is Sarai Banjara, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Naina.

Naina is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naina is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 3.5 km away. Rajpura is about 8.6 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ugani (under 2 km), Chak (under 2 km) and Rangian (1.8 km).

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

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