About Khatwan Village

Khatwan is a mid sized village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 995 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1159.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Abohar
Pincode	152120
Area (hectares)	1159.05 hectares
Population	1,877
Male Population	995
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatwan compares

By the 2011 count Khatwan is the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1159.05 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Khatwan

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

Khatwan lies about 110 km from Firozpur. 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 Khatwan
Nearest town	Sadulshahar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Abohar	15 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	110 km

Villages closest to Khatwan

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Khatwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatwan village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Khatwan village has 995 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatwan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Khatwan is 152120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatwan covers 1159.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khatwan falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Khatwan 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 Khatwan.

Khatwan is about 110 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatwan is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Sadulshahar is about 11 km away. Abohar is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.