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About Azamwala Village

Azamwala is one of the larger villages in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,153, made up of 2,718 males and 2,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Azamwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azamwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152121
Area (hectares) 1666 hectares
Population 5,153
Male Population 2,718
Female Population 2,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Azamwala compares

By the 2011 count Azamwala is the 9th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1666 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 913.

Getting to Azamwala

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

Azamwala lies about 91 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghallu, about 4.0 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 Azamwala
Nearest railway station Ghallu 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 91 km

Villages closest to Azamwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azamwala village had a population of 5,153. That makes it the 9th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Azamwala village has 2,718 males and 2,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azamwala has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Azamwala is 152121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Azamwala covers 1666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Azamwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Azamwala is Ghallu, about 4.0 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 Azamwala.

Azamwala is about 91 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azamwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Ghallu is about 4.0 km away. Fazilka is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khippanwali (3.4 km), Ramkot (3.8 km) and Kabulshah Khuban (4.4 km).

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

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