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About Phemiwala Village

Phemiwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 341 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phemiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phemiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 166.33 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 341
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Phemiwala compares

By the 2011 count Phemiwala is the 116th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 166.33 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Phemiwala

Phemiwala 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 Phemiwala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phemiwala from other places

Phemiwala lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 1.8 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 Phemiwala
Nearest railway station Makhu 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 41 km

Villages closest to Phemiwala

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 Phemiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Phemiwala village had a population of 665. That makes it the 116th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Phemiwala village has 341 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phemiwala has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Phemiwala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phemiwala covers 166.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Phemiwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phemiwala is Makhu, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Phemiwala.

Phemiwala is about 41 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phemiwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 1.8 km away. Zira is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qutabpura (under 2 km), Tibbi Araian (under 2 km) and Jaggewala Alias Musewala (1.8 km).

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

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