About Sekhowal Village

Sekhowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 650 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	916 hectares
Population	1,332
Male Population	650
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sekhowal compares

By the 2011 count Sekhowal is the 72nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 916 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sekhowal

Sekhowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sekhowal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarangwal, Sarhala Kalan, Sarhala Khurd and Satnaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Sekhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhowal village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sekhowal village has 650 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhowal has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sekhowal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhowal covers 916 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sekhowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Sekhowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sekhowal.

Sekhowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.