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About Lakhuwal Village

Lakhuwal is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 465 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143202
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 465
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lakhuwal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhuwal is the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 923.

Getting to Lakhuwal

Lakhuwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhuwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lakhuwal from other places

Lakhuwal lies about 40 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 4.3 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 Lakhuwal
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Beas Junction 4.3 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 40 km

Villages closest to Lakhuwal

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.

Common questions about Lakhuwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhuwal village had a population of 900. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Lakhuwal village has 465 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhuwal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

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

Lakhuwal covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Lakhuwal is Beas Junction, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lakhuwal.

Lakhuwal is about 40 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhuwal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 3.0 km away. Beas Junction is about 4.3 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Thathian (1.9 km), Thathian (1.9 km) and Jalluwal (2.0 km).

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

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