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About Kammowal Village

Kammowal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 153 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kammowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kammowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 153
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kammowal compares

By the 2011 count Kammowal is the 247th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Kammowal

Kammowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kammowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kammowal from other places

Kammowal lies about 17 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 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 Kammowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 17 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 25 km

Villages closest to Kammowal

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 Kammowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kammowal village had a population of 303. That makes it the 247th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kammowal village has 153 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kammowal has about 980 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 Kammowal is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kammowal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kammowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kammowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Kammowal.

Kammowal is about 17 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kammowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 17 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taulian (under 2 km), Subhanpur (under 2 km) and Nauneetpur (1.6 km).

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

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