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About Loharanwali Village

Loharanwali is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 189 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loharanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loharanwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 189
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Loharanwali compares

By the 2011 count Loharanwali is the 94th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Loharanwali

Loharanwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Loharanwali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Loharanwali from other places

Loharanwali lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 2.2 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 Loharanwali
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 15 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Loharanwali

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 Loharanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Loharanwali village had a population of 358. That makes it the 94th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Loharanwali village has 189 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loharanwali has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Loharanwali is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loharanwali covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Loharanwali is Hardorawal, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Loharanwali.

Loharanwali is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loharanwali is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 2.2 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 15 km away. Ajnāla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paracha (under 2 km), Tapala (under 2 km) and Tarpala (under 2 km).

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

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