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About Nurwala Village

Nurwala is a small village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 75 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143419
Area (hectares) 168.42 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 75
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nurwala compares

By the 2011 count Nurwala is the 179th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 168.42 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Nurwala

Nurwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nurwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurwala from other places

Nurwala lies about 46 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Khem Karan, about 7.5 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 Nurwala
Nearest railway station Khem Karan 7.5 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 32 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 46 km

Villages closest to Nurwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurwala village had a population of 154. That makes it the 179th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Nurwala village has 75 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurwala has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Nurwala is 143419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurwala covers 168.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nurwala falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nurwala is Khem Karan, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nurwala.

Nurwala is about 46 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nurwala is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Khem Karan is about 7.5 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 22 km away. Patti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankatra (1.6 km), Kalia (2.2 km) and Bhura Karimpura (2.6 km).

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

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