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About Sadhowal Village

Sadhowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 473 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 473
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sadhowal compares

By the 2011 count Sadhowal is the 137th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sadhowal

Sadhowal 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 Sadhowal 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 Sadhowal from other places

Sadhowal lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 1.9 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 Sadhowal
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 1.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Sadhowal

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 Sadhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhowal village had a population of 907. That makes it the 137th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sadhowal village has 473 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhowal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

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

Sadhowal covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sadhowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sadhowal is Garhshankar, about 1.9 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 Sadhowal.

Sadhowal 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.

Sadhowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 1.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 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 Badowal (under 2 km), Parowal (under 2 km) and Birampur (under 2 km).

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

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