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About Sahiwala Village

Sahiwala is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 274 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152033
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 274
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahiwala compares

By the 2011 count Sahiwala is the 127th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sahiwala

The census records public bus service for Sahiwala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sahiwala from other places

Sahiwala lies about 64 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Roranwala, about 3.0 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 Sahiwala
Nearest railway station Roranwala 3.0 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 64 km

Villages closest to Sahiwala

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 Sahiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiwala village had a population of 526. That makes it the 127th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Sahiwala village has 274 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiwala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Sahiwala is 152033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahiwala covers 333 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.

Sahiwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahiwala is Roranwala, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Sahiwala.

Sahiwala is about 64 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahiwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Roranwala is about 3.0 km away. Jalālābād is about 17 km away. Fazilka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halimwala (2.4 km), Naukerian (2.7 km) and Chak Pakhi (3.7 km).

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

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