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About Dewal Village

Dewal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 157 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 157
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dewal compares

By the 2011 count Dewal is the 255th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dewal

Dewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dewal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewal from other places

Dewal lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 7.9 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 Dewal
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.6 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.6 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Dewal

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 Dewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewal village had a population of 296. That makes it the 255th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dewal village has 157 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewal has about 885 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 Dewal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewal covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dewal is Musahibpur, about 7.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dewal.

Dewal is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 7.9 km away. Mukerian is about 8.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanwal (under 2 km), Bariana (under 2 km) and Saroa (under 2 km).

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

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