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About Dewaniwal Village

Dewaniwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,949, made up of 1,028 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewaniwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewaniwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 1,949
Male Population 1,028
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dewaniwal compares

By the 2011 count Dewaniwal is the 77th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dewaniwal

Dewaniwal 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 Dewaniwal as Available within village. 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 Dewaniwal from other places

Dewaniwal lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 3.2 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 Dewaniwal
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 5.3 km
Nearest town Batāla 5.3 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Dewaniwal

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 Dewaniwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewaniwal village had a population of 1,949. That makes it the 77th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dewaniwal village has 1,028 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewaniwal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

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

Dewaniwal covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewaniwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dewaniwal is Vadala Granthin, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dewaniwal.

Dewaniwal is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewaniwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 3.2 km away. Batala is about 5.3 km away. Batāla is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalian (under 2 km), Pind Purana (under 2 km) and Longowal (1.6 km).

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

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