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About Karwalian Village

Karwalian is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 407 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karwalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karwalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143507
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 407
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karwalian compares

By the 2011 count Karwalian is the 229th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Karwalian

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

How far is Karwalian from other places

Karwalian lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 5.0 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 Karwalian
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 6.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 6.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Karwalian

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 Karwalian

As per the Census of India 2011, Karwalian village had a population of 773. That makes it the 229th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Karwalian village has 407 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karwalian has about 899 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 Karwalian is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karwalian covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karwalian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karwalian is Batala Junction, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karwalian.

Karwalian is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karwalian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 5.0 km away. Batala is about 6.5 km away. Batāla is about 6.5 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), Haruwal (under 2 km) and Burj Araian (1.7 km).

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

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