About Meghowal Village

Meghowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 888 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meghowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meghowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146109
Area (hectares)	543 hectares
Population	1,818
Male Population	888
Female Population	930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
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 Meghowal compares

By the 2011 count Meghowal is the 40th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Meghowal

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

Meghowal lies about 28 km from Garhshankar, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 13 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 Meghowal
Nearest railway station	Hoshiarpur	13 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	28 km

Villages closest to Meghowal

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 Meghowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Meghowal village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 40th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Meghowal village has 888 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meghowal has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Meghowal is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meghowal covers 543 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meghowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Meghowal is Hoshiarpur, about 13 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 Meghowal.

Meghowal is about 28 km from Garhshankar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meghowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 13 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 14 km away. Garhshankar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.