About Raghowal Village

Raghowal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 278 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144205
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	278
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Raghowal compares

By the 2011 count Raghowal is the 200th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 984.

Getting to Raghowal

Raghowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raghowal 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 Raghowal from other places

Raghowal lies about 25 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 Raghowal
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	14 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	21 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	25 km

Villages closest to Raghowal

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.

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Common questions about Raghowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghowal village had a population of 541. That makes it the 200th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Raghowal village has 278 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghowal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Raghowal covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raghowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raghowal is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 Raghowal.

Raghowal is about 25 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 14 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Dasua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.