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About Nagla Village

Nagla is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,584, made up of 1,336 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 655 hectares
Population 2,584
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagla compares

By the 2011 count Nagla is the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 655 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Nagla

Nagla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagla 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagla from other places

Nagla lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 2.2 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 Nagla
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 2.2 km
Nearest town Zerakpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 4.6 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Nagla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Nagla

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagla village had a population of 2,584. That makes it the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Nagla village has 1,336 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagla has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Nagla is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagla covers 655 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagla falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nagla is Ghagghar, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagla.

Nagla is about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagla is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 2.2 km away. Zerakpur is about 3.8 km away. Dera Bassi is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanauli (under 2 km), Mubarakpur (2.0 km) and Mirpur (2.1 km).

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

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