About Hardowal Village

Hardowal is a large village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,742, made up of 2,494 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hardowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hardowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143602
Area (hectares)	1560 hectares
Population	4,742
Male Population	2,494
Female Population	2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hardowal compares

By the 2011 count Hardowal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 1560 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Hardowal

Hardowal 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 Hardowal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hardowal from other places

Hardowal lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.8 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 Hardowal
Nearest railway station	Rattar Chattar	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Baba Nanak	8.1 km
Nearest town	Batāla	23 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Hardowal

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.

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Common questions about Hardowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hardowal village had a population of 4,742. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Hardowal village has 2,494 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hardowal has about 901 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 Hardowal is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hardowal covers 1560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hardowal falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hardowal is Rattar Chattar, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Hardowal is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hardowal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.8 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 8.1 km away. Batāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.