About Athwal Village

Athwal is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 446 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143202, 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	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143202
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	842
Male Population	446
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athwal compares

By the 2011 count Athwal is the 109th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Athwal

Athwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Athwal as Available within 10+ 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 Athwal from other places

Athwal lies about 44 km from Amritsar. 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 town	Qadian	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	17 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	44 km

Villages closest to Athwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Athwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Athwal village had a population of 842. That makes it the 109th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Athwal village has 446 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athwal has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Athwal is 143202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athwal covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Athwal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Athwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Athwal.

Athwal is about 44 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 Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Qadian is about 15 km away. Baba Bakala is about 17 km away. Amritsar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.