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About Arthewal Village

Arthewal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 200 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arthewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arthewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 200
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arthewal compares

By the 2011 count Arthewal is the 234th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Arthewal

Arthewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arthewal as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arthewal from other places

Arthewal lies about 56 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 7.3 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 Arthewal
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.3 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Arthewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Arthewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Arthewal village had a population of 367. That makes it the 234th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Arthewal village has 200 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arthewal has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Arthewal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arthewal covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arthewal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Arthewal is Musahibpur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Arthewal.

Arthewal is about 56 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arthewal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 7.3 km away. Mukerian is about 8.3 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Liddar (under 2 km), Dhesian (under 2 km) and Serakwal (under 2 km).

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

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