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About Lalewal Village

Lalewal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 238 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 238
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lalewal compares

By the 2011 count Lalewal is the 222nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Lalewal

Lalewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lalewal from other places

Lalewal lies about 39 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 6.2 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 Lalewal
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 9.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 9.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 39 km

Villages closest to Lalewal

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 Lalewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalewal village had a population of 478. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Lalewal village has 238 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalewal has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Lalewal covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lalewal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lalewal is Khuda Kurala, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalewal.

Lalewal is about 39 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lalewal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 6.2 km away. Dasua is about 9.5 km away. Dasūya is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bamun (under 2 km), Alampur (under 2 km) and Gorsian (under 2 km).

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

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