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About Saidowal Village

Saidowal is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 297 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saidowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saidowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 297
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Saidowal compares

By the 2011 count Saidowal is the 205th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Saidowal

Saidowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saidowal 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 Saidowal from other places

Saidowal lies about 20 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 4.3 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 Saidowal
Nearest railway station Jakolari 4.3 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 20 km

Villages closest to Saidowal

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 Saidowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Saidowal village had a population of 566. That makes it the 205th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Saidowal village has 297 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saidowal has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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

Saidowal covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saidowal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saidowal is Jakolari, about 4.3 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 Saidowal.

Saidowal is about 20 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saidowal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 4.3 km away. Dīnānagar is about 8.2 km away. Pathankot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chashma (under 2 km), Jakrawar (under 2 km) and Kunda (under 2 km).

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

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