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About Nard Village

Nard is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 188 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nard Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nard village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 188
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nard compares

By the 2011 count Nard is the 148th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nard

Nard is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nard as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nard from other places

Nard lies about 29 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.7 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 Nard
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 29 km
Nearest town Ropar 29 km

Villages closest to Nard

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 Nard

As per the Census of India 2011, Nard village had a population of 371. That makes it the 148th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Nard village has 188 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nard has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nard is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nard covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nard is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nard.

Nard is about 29 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nard is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 6.7 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 12 km away. Rupnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boothgarh (under 2 km), Garh Bagga (under 2 km) and Dehni (under 2 km).

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

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