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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 321 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 321
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Nangal is the 149th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 896.

Getting to Nangal

Nangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nangal 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 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 32 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 13 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 Chhintanwala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 16 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 16 km
District headquarters Sangrur 32 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 585. That makes it the 149th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Nangal village has 321 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Chhintanwala, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nangal.

Nangal is about 32 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Chhintanwala is about 13 km away. Malerkotla is about 16 km away. Māler Kotla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (1.5 km), Alipur (2.2 km) and Chaproda (2.2 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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