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About Kang Village

Kang is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 505 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kang village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 505
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kang compares

By the 2011 count Kang is the 146th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kang

Kang is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kang from other places

Kang lies about 6.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 3.7 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 Kang
Nearest railway station Rahon 3.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 8.2 km

Villages closest to Kang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kang village had a population of 972. That makes it the 146th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kang village has 505 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kang has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kang is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kang covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kang falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kang is Rahon, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kang.

Kang is about 6.4 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.

Kang is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 3.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.4 km away. Nawanshahr is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharta Khurd (under 2 km), Barnala Khurd (2.0 km) and Bharta Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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