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About Randhawa Village

Randhawa is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 892 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randhawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 892
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Randhawa compares

By the 2011 count Randhawa is the 46th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Randhawa

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

Randhawa lies about 33 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 5.7 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 Randhawa
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 33 km

Villages closest to Randhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Randhawa village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 46th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Randhawa village has 892 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randhawa has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Randhawa is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randhawa covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Randhawa falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Randhawa is Garna Sahib, about 5.7 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 Randhawa.

Randhawa is about 33 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randhawa is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 5.7 km away. Dasua is about 6.7 km away. Dasūya is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandaur (under 2 km), Bhana (1.9 km) and Thaker (1.9 km).

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

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