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About Pahlewal Village

Pahlewal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 901 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahlewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahlewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 1,841
Male Population 901
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Pahlewal compares

By the 2011 count Pahlewal is the 38th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Pahlewal

The census records public bus service for Pahlewal 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 Pahlewal from other places

Pahlewal lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 1.8 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 Pahlewal
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 1.8 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Pahlewal

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 Pahlewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahlewal village had a population of 1,841. That makes it the 38th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Pahlewal village has 901 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahlewal has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Pahlewal is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahlewal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pahlewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pahlewal is Garhshankar, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance for Pahlewal.

Pahlewal is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahlewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 1.8 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugri (1.8 km), Badowal (2.1 km) and Sadhowal (2.1 km).

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

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