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About Nawangaon Village

Nawangaon is a large village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,980, made up of 1,529 males and 1,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawangaon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 1215 hectares
Population 2,980
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawangaon compares

By the 2011 count Nawangaon is the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 1215 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 896.

Getting to Nawangaon

Nawangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawangaon as Available within <5 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 Nawangaon from other places

Nawangaon lies about 47 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kalwan, about 18 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 Nawangaon
Nearest town Patran 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 14 km
Nearest railway station Kalwan 18 km
District headquarters Sangrur 47 km

Villages closest to Nawangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawangaon village had a population of 2,980. That makes it the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Nawangaon village has 1,529 males and 1,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawangaon has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Nawangaon is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawangaon covers 1215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawangaon falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nawangaon is Kalwan, about 18 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 village for Nawangaon.

Nawangaon is about 47 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawangaon is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 12 km away. Moonak is about 14 km away. Kalwan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaswantpura Alias Hotipur (1.7 km), Bangan (3.4 km) and Shahpur Nauabad Alias Ther I (4.0 km).

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

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