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About Nihalgarh Village

Nihalgarh is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 517 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 517
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Nihalgarh is the 70th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Nihalgarh

Nihalgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nihalgarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nihalgarh from other places

Nihalgarh lies about 34 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 19 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 Nihalgarh
Nearest town Patran 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Govindgarh Khokhar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 26 km
District headquarters Sangrur 34 km

Villages closest to Nihalgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihalgarh village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 70th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Nihalgarh village has 517 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihalgarh has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 872.

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

Nihalgarh covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihalgarh falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nihalgarh is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihalgarh.

Nihalgarh is about 34 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihalgarh is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 4.9 km away. Govindgarh Khokhar is about 19 km away. Sunam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladbanjara Khurd (2.0 km), Dhandial (2.0 km) and Ladbanjara Kalan (2.6 km).

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

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