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About Raiwala Village

Raiwala is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 515 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 515
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raiwala compares

By the 2011 count Raiwala is the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Raiwala

Raiwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raiwala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raiwala from other places

Raiwala lies about 43 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 18 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 Raiwala
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 9.2 km
Nearest town Khanna 18 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 18 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 43 km

Villages closest to Raiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiwala village had a population of 963. That makes it the 45th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Raiwala village has 515 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiwala has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Raiwala is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiwala covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raiwala falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raiwala is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raiwala.

Raiwala is about 43 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiwala is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 9.2 km away. Khanna is about 18 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tibbi (under 2 km), Malowal (1.7 km) and Rajgarh Chhanna (2.2 km).

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

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