About Shahwala Village

Shahwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 764 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	481 hectares
Population	1,458
Male Population	764
Female Population	694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Shahwala compares

By the 2011 count Shahwala is the 40th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Shahwala

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

Shahwala lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 11 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 Shahwala
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiwala	11 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	41 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Shahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahwala village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 40th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Shahwala village has 764 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahwala has about 908 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 Shahwala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahwala covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahwala is Jogiwala, about 11 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 Shahwala.

Shahwala 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.

Shahwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 5.4 km away. Jogiwala is about 11 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.