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About Haruwal Village

Haruwal is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 816 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, 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 Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 816
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haruwal compares

By the 2011 count Haruwal is the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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 village. 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
Nearest town Batāla 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 25 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 Dera Baba Nanak 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 1,558. That makes it the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Haruwal village has 816 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haruwal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Haruwal is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haruwal covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haruwal falls under Dera Baba Nanak 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 village 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 Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 3.9 km away. Batāla is about 5.4 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu Nangal (7.1 km), Jiwan Nangal (7.1 km) and Mohal Nangal (7.1 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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