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About Randhawa Village

Randhawa is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 436 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randhawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Fatehgarh Sahib
Pincode 140203
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 436
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Randhawa compares

By the 2011 count Randhawa is the 75th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Randhawa

Randhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Randhawa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Randhawa from other places

Randhawa lies about 35 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Malerkotla, about 21 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 Randhawa
Nearest town Māler Kotla 20 km
Nearest railway station Malerkotla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 35 km

Villages closest to Randhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehgarh Sahib 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 Randhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Randhawa village had a population of 816. That makes it the 75th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Randhawa village has 436 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randhawa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Randhawa is 140203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randhawa covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Randhawa falls under Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Randhawa is Malerkotla, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Randhawa.

Randhawa is about 35 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randhawa is in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Māler Kotla is about 20 km away. Malerkotla is about 21 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (2.9 km), Rurki (6.2 km) and Hussainpura (6.5 km).

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

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