About Milwan Village

Milwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 279 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Milwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Milwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143531
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	543
Male Population	279
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Milwan compares

By the 2011 count Milwan is the 210th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Milwan

Milwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Milwan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Milwan from other places

Milwan lies about 19 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 4.7 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 Milwan
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	4.7 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	16 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	19 km

Villages closest to Milwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Milwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Milwan village had a population of 543. That makes it the 210th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Milwan village has 279 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Milwan has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Milwan is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Milwan covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Milwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Milwan is Parmanand, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Milwan.

Milwan is about 19 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Milwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 4.7 km away. Dīnānagar is about 7.4 km away. Pathankot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.