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About Mohanwal Village

Mohanwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 407 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mohanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 407
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mohanwal compares

By the 2011 count Mohanwal is the 150th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mohanwal

The census records public bus service for Mohanwal as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohanwal from other places

Mohanwal lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 2.1 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 Mohanwal
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 2.1 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Mohanwal

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 Mohanwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohanwal village had a population of 815. That makes it the 150th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mohanwal village has 407 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohanwal has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Mohanwal is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mohanwal covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mohanwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mohanwal is Garhshankar, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance for Mohanwal.

Mohanwal is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohanwal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 2.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewal (under 2 km), Kalewal Bhagtan (under 2 km) and Lalian (under 2 km).

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

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