About Raghwal Village

Raghwal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 299 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144222
Area (hectares)	483 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	299
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raghwal compares

By the 2011 count Raghwal is the 176th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Raghwal

Raghwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raghwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Raghwal from other places

Raghwal 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 Raghwal
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 Raghwal

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 Raghwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghwal village had a population of 606. That makes it the 176th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Raghwal village has 299 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghwal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Raghwal is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raghwal covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raghwal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raghwal is Kartoli Punjab, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raghwal.

Raghwal 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.

Raghwal 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.