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About Mastewala Village

Mastewala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 365 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mastewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mastewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 365
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mastewala compares

By the 2011 count Mastewala is the 109th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Mastewala

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

How far is Mastewala from other places

Mastewala lies about 51 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 14 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 Mastewala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 51 km

Villages closest to Mastewala

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 Mastewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mastewala village had a population of 704. That makes it the 109th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Mastewala village has 365 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mastewala has about 929 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 Mastewala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mastewala covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mastewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mastewala is Jogiwala, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mastewala.

Mastewala is about 51 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mastewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 14 km away. Zira is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohar (4.4 km), Bhoghewala (5.1 km) and Sherpur Takhtuwala (5.1 km).

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

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