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About Athwal Village

Athwal is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 502 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 502
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Athwal compares

By the 2011 count Athwal is the 98th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 910.

Getting to Athwal

Athwal 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 Athwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athwal from other places

Athwal lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 10 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 Athwal
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 10 km
Nearest town Batāla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 31 km
District headquarters Amritsar 31 km

Villages closest to Athwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Athwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Athwal village had a population of 956. That makes it the 98th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Athwal village has 502 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athwal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Athwal is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athwal covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athwal falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Athwal is Jaintipura, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Athwal.

Athwal is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athwal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 10 km away. Amritsar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Mallian (6.1 km), Kadrabad (6.3 km) and Babowal (7.0 km).

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

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