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About Roshan Shahwala Village

Roshan Shahwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 300 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roshan Shahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roshan Shahwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 261.06 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 300
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Roshan Shahwala compares

By the 2011 count Roshan Shahwala is the 124th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 261.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Roshan Shahwala

Roshan Shahwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Roshan Shahwala as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Roshan Shahwala from other places

Roshan Shahwala lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 7.4 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 Roshan Shahwala
Nearest railway station Makhu 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 8.0 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Roshan Shahwala

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 Roshan Shahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Roshan Shahwala village had a population of 592. That makes it the 124th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Roshan Shahwala village has 300 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roshan Shahwala has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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

Roshan Shahwala covers 261.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roshan Shahwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Roshan Shahwala is Makhu, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Roshan Shahwala.

Roshan Shahwala is about 39 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Roshan Shahwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 7.4 km away. Zira is about 8.0 km away. Firozpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behk Pasarian (1.6 km), Bahawalpur (1.7 km) and Machhian (2.0 km).

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

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