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About Sarwali Village

Sarwali is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,034 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwali compares

By the 2011 count Sarwali is the 73rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sarwali

Sarwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarwali 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 Sarwali from other places

Sarwali lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 9.3 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 Sarwali
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 11 km
Nearest town Batāla 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Sarwali

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 Sarwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwali village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sarwali village has 1,034 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwali has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sarwali is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwali covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarwali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarwali is Batala Sugar Mills, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sarwali.

Sarwali 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.

Sarwali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 9.3 km away. Batala is about 11 km away. Batāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzajan (1.5 km), Ugrewala (1.7 km) and Bijliwal (1.7 km).

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

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