About Achharwal Village

Achharwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 493 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achharwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achharwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146108
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	493
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achharwal compares

By the 2011 count Achharwal is the 123rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Achharwal

Achharwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achharwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achharwal from other places

Achharwal lies about 25 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 11 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 Achharwal
Nearest railway station	Saila Khurd	11 km
Nearest town	Banga	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	20 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	25 km

Villages closest to Achharwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achharwal village had a population of 982. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Achharwal village has 493 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achharwal has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Achharwal is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achharwal covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achharwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Achharwal is Saila Khurd, about 11 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 village for Achharwal.

Achharwal 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.

Achharwal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 11 km away. Banga is about 15 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.