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About Pawar Village

Pawar is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 185 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 185
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawar compares

By the 2011 count Pawar is the 253rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Pawar

Pawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pawar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pawar from other places

Pawar lies about 23 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 5.2 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 Pawar
Nearest railway station Ghiala 5.2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Pawar

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.

Common questions about Pawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawar village had a population of 347. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Pawar village has 185 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawar has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Pawar is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawar covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pawar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pawar is Ghiala, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pawar.

Pawar is about 23 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghiala is about 5.2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Pathankot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naurangpur (under 2 km), Nala (1.7 km) and Azizpur Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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