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About Parsowal Village

Parsowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 402 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parsowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 402
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parsowal compares

By the 2011 count Parsowal is the 152nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Parsowal

Parsowal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parsowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parsowal from other places

Parsowal lies about 15 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 Parsowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 15 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 27 km

Villages closest to Parsowal

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 Parsowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsowal village had a population of 800. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Parsowal village has 402 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsowal has about 990 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 Parsowal is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parsowal covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Parsowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 14 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 village for Parsowal.

Parsowal is about 15 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 15 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulewal Rathan (1.5 km), Singhpur (2.0 km) and Jandoli (2.1 km).

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

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