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About Tajewal Village

Tajewal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 339 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tajewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tajewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 339
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tajewal compares

By the 2011 count Tajewal is the 178th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Tajewal

Tajewal 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 Tajewal 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 Tajewal from other places

Tajewal lies about 64 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Tajewal
Nearest town Bālāchor 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 23 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 64 km

Villages closest to Tajewal

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 Tajewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tajewal village had a population of 663. That makes it the 178th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Tajewal village has 339 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tajewal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Tajewal is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tajewal covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tajewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tajewal is Rahon, about 11 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 Tajewal.

Tajewal is about 64 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tajewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bālāchor is about 9.6 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Garhshankar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkowal (under 2 km), Chak Kataru (3.0 km) and Raniala (3.7 km).

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

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