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About Adhowali Village

Adhowali is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 301 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 301
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhowali compares

By the 2011 count Adhowali is the 274th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 910.

Getting to Adhowali

Adhowali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adhowali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adhowali from other places

Adhowali lies about 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 15 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 Adhowali
Tehsil headquarters Batala 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 14 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Adhowali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Adhowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhowali village had a population of 587. That makes it the 274th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Adhowali village has 301 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhowali has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Adhowali is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhowali covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhowali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Adhowali is Batala Junction, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Adhowali.

Adhowali is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhowali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Batala Junction is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bure Nangal (under 2 km), Bujjianwali (3.1 km) and Rangar Nangal (3.3 km).

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

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