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About Mugowal Village

Mugowal is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,186, made up of 1,089 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mugowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mugowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 598 hectares
Population 2,186
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mugowal compares

By the 2011 count Mugowal is the 25th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 598 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Mugowal

Mugowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mugowal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mugowal from other places

Mugowal lies about 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 2.8 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 Mugowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 16 km
Nearest town Banga 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Mugowal

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 Mugowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mugowal village had a population of 2,186. That makes it the 25th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Mugowal village has 1,089 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mugowal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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

Mugowal covers 598 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mugowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mugowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mugowal.

Mugowal is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mugowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 2.8 km away. Garhshankar is about 16 km away. Banga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuto Mazara (2.1 km), Gandhowal (2.1 km) and Haveli (2.4 km).

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

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