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About Kaindowal Village

Kaindowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 325 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaindowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaindowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 325
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaindowal compares

By the 2011 count Kaindowal is the 186th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kaindowal

The census records public bus service for Kaindowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaindowal from other places

Kaindowal lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 6.8 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 Kaindowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kaindowal

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.

Common questions about Kaindowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaindowal village had a population of 633. That makes it the 186th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kaindowal village has 325 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaindowal has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kaindowal is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaindowal covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaindowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaindowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaindowal.

Kaindowal is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaindowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 6.8 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghamiala (under 2 km), Kaharpur (under 2 km) and Chandeli (under 2 km).

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

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