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About Walayat Shahwala Village

Walayat Shahwala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 138 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Walayat Shahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walayat Shahwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 149.2 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 138
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Walayat Shahwala compares

By the 2011 count Walayat Shahwala is the 172nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 149.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Walayat Shahwala

The census records public bus service for Walayat 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Walayat Shahwala from other places

Walayat Shahwala lies about 34 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 1.9 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 Walayat Shahwala
Nearest railway station Butewala 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 34 km

Villages closest to Walayat 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 Walayat Shahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Walayat Shahwala village had a population of 256. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Walayat Shahwala village has 138 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walayat Shahwala has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

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

Walayat Shahwala covers 149.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Walayat Shahwala is Butewala, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance for Walayat Shahwala.

Walayat Shahwala is about 34 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walayat Shahwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 1.9 km away. Zira is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirhali (under 2 km), Game Muradewala (under 2 km) and Aulakh 460 (1.5 km).

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

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