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About Khasanwala Village

Khasanwala 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 1,303, made up of 667 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khasanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khasanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 667
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khasanwala compares

By the 2011 count Khasanwala is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Khasanwala

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

Khasanwala lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 8.6 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 Khasanwala
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 8.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Khasanwala

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 Khasanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Khasanwala village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Khasanwala village has 667 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khasanwala has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Khasanwala covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khasanwala is Batala Sugar Mills, about 8.6 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 Khasanwala.

Khasanwala is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khasanwala is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 8.6 km away. Batāla is about 12 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Dayaram (2.0 km), Chandu Nangal (2.7 km) and Jiwan Nangal (2.7 km).

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

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