About Sakhowal Village

Sakhowal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 799 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143516
Area (hectares)	400 hectares
Population	1,560
Male Population	799
Female Population	761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhowal compares

By the 2011 count Sakhowal is the 97th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Sakhowal

Sakhowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhowal from other places

Sakhowal lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Sakhowal
Nearest town	Qadian	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	21 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Sakhowal

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.

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Common questions about Sakhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhowal village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 97th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sakhowal village has 799 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhowal has about 952 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 Sakhowal is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhowal covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Sakhowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhowal.

Sakhowal is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 km away. Batala is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.