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About Kandhwala Amarkot Village

Kandhwala Amarkot is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,033, made up of 2,697 males and 2,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2351.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhwala Amarkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhwala Amarkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152116
Area (hectares) 2351.71 hectares
Population 5,033
Male Population 2,697
Female Population 2,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhwala Amarkot compares

By the 2011 count Kandhwala Amarkot is the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 2351.71 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 888.

Getting to Kandhwala Amarkot

Kandhwala Amarkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhwala Amarkot 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 Kandhwala Amarkot from other places

Kandhwala Amarkot lies about 105 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Kilanwali Punjab, about 9.6 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 Kandhwala Amarkot
Nearest railway station Kilanwali Punjab 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 9.8 km
District headquarters Firozpur 105 km

Villages closest to Kandhwala Amarkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abohar 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 Kandhwala Amarkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhwala Amarkot village had a population of 5,033. That makes it the 15th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Kandhwala Amarkot village has 2,697 males and 2,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhwala Amarkot has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kandhwala Amarkot is 152116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhwala Amarkot covers 2351.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhwala Amarkot falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandhwala Amarkot is Kilanwali Punjab, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandhwala Amarkot.

Kandhwala Amarkot is about 105 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhwala Amarkot is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Kilanwali Punjab is about 9.6 km away. Abohar is about 9.8 km away. Firozpur is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kikar Khera (2.2 km), Amarpura (4.7 km) and Dharampura (4.7 km).

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

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