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About Haruwal Village

Haruwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 291 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haruwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haruwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 291
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haruwal compares

By the 2011 count Haruwal is the 280th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Haruwal

Haruwal 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 Haruwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Haruwal from other places

Haruwal lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 3.9 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 Haruwal
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 5.4 km
Nearest town Batāla 5.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Haruwal

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 Haruwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Haruwal village had a population of 551. That makes it the 280th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Haruwal village has 291 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haruwal has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Haruwal is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haruwal covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Haruwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Haruwal is Batala Junction, about 3.9 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 village for Haruwal.

Haruwal is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haruwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 3.9 km away. Batala is about 5.4 km away. Batāla is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taragarh (under 2 km), Karwalian (under 2 km) and Burj Araian (1.6 km).

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

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