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About Holanwali Village

Holanwali is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 425 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142050
Area (hectares) 445 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 425
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Holanwali compares

By the 2011 count Holanwali is the 100th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 445 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 919.

Getting to Holanwali

Holanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Holanwali as Available within <5 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 Holanwali from other places

Holanwali lies about 22 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Ferozeshah, about 7.8 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 Holanwali
Nearest railway station Ferozeshah 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 22 km

Villages closest to Holanwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holanwali village had a population of 818. That makes it the 100th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Holanwali village has 425 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holanwali has about 925 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 Holanwali is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holanwali covers 445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holanwali falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Holanwali is Ferozeshah, about 7.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Holanwali.

Holanwali is about 22 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holanwali is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Ferozeshah is about 7.8 km away. Zira is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wirkanwali (1.6 km), Gogoani (1.8 km) and Mankianwali (2.0 km).

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

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