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About Mothanwala Village

Mothanwala is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 676 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mothanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mothanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 336.7 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 676
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mothanwala compares

By the 2011 count Mothanwala is the 76th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 336.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mothanwala

Mothanwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mothanwala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mothanwala from other places

Mothanwala lies about 36 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, about 5.7 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 Mothanwala
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 15 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 36 km

Villages closest to Mothanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mothanwala village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 76th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Mothanwala village has 676 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mothanwala has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Mothanwala is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mothanwala covers 336.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mothanwala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mothanwala is Guruhar Sahai, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mothanwala.

Mothanwala is about 36 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mothanwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 5.7 km away. Jalalabad is about 15 km away. Jalālābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutti (2.0 km), Mahantanwala (2.8 km) and Tallewala (3.9 km).

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

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