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About Sahowal Village

Sahowal is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 184 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143203
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 184
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahowal compares

By the 2011 count Sahowal is the 253rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sahowal

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

Sahowal lies about 41 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, about 16 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 Sahowal
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 14 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 14 km
Nearest railway station Ramdas 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 41 km

Villages closest to Sahowal

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 Sahowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahowal village had a population of 356. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Sahowal village has 184 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahowal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sahowal is 143203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahowal covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahowal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahowal is Ramdas, about 16 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 village for Sahowal.

Sahowal is about 41 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahowal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Ajnāla is about 14 km away. Ramdas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (2.2 km), Bhainian (2.7 km) and Darya Mansur (3.3 km).

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

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