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About Khanowal Village

Khanowal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 553 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143103
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 553
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanowal compares

By the 2011 count Khanowal is the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Khanowal

Khanowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khanowal from other places

Khanowal lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 8.8 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 Khanowal
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 8.2 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 8.8 km
District headquarters Amritsar 26 km

Villages closest to Khanowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanowal village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Khanowal village has 553 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanowal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Khanowal is 143103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanowal covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanowal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khanowal is Fatehgarh Churian, about 8.8 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 village for Khanowal.

Khanowal is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanowal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 8.2 km away. Ajnāla is about 8.2 km away. Fatehgarh Churian is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanwal (under 2 km), Katla (under 2 km) and Bhure Gill (1.6 km).

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

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