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About Khojewal Village

Khojewal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 336 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khojewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khojewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 336
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Khojewal compares

By the 2011 count Khojewal is the 258th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Khojewal

Khojewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khojewal 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 Khojewal from other places

Khojewal lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.6 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 Khojewal
Tehsil headquarters Batala 5.0 km
Nearest town Batāla 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.6 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Khojewal

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 Khojewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khojewal village had a population of 637. That makes it the 258th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Khojewal village has 336 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khojewal 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 Khojewal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khojewal covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khojewal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khojewal is Batala Junction, about 6.6 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 Khojewal.

Khojewal is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khojewal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 5.0 km away. Batāla is about 5.0 km away. Batala Junction is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahal Khurd (under 2 km), Chatha (under 2 km) and Partapgarh (under 2 km).

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

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