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About Ojhanwali Village

Ojhanwali is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,225 males and 1,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ojhanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ojhanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 2,424
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ojhanwali compares

By the 2011 count Ojhanwali is the 52nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Ojhanwali

Ojhanwali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ojhanwali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ojhanwali from other places

Ojhanwali lies about 71 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Banwala, about 4.2 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 Ojhanwali
Nearest railway station Chak Banwala 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 71 km

Villages closest to Ojhanwali

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 Ojhanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ojhanwali village had a population of 2,424. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Ojhanwali village has 1,225 males and 1,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ojhanwali has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ojhanwali is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ojhanwali covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ojhanwali falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ojhanwali is Chak Banwala, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ojhanwali.

Ojhanwali is about 71 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ojhanwali is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Chak Banwala is about 4.2 km away. Fazilka is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Banwala (under 2 km), Deepulana (2.0 km) and Jorki Andhewali (2.2 km).

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

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