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About Nangal Village

Nangal is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 249 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 249
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 115th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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 16 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 7.8 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 Rahon 7.8 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 13 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 481. That makes it the 115th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Nangal village has 249 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nangal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangal covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nangal is Rahon, about 7.8 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 16 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 7.8 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 12 km away. Balachaur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangli (under 2 km), Natha Nangal (under 2 km) and Mehandpur (2.3 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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