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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 348 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140124
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 348
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 102nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nangal

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

Nangal lies about 14 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.9 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 17 km

Villages closest to Nangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangal village had a population of 702. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Nangal village has 348 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 140124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Bharatgarh, about 3.9 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 Nangal.

Nangal is about 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Ropar 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 Tibba Nangal (under 2 km), Abiana Kalan (under 2 km) and Abiana Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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