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About Jiwanwal Village

Jiwanwal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 238 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 238
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiwanwal compares

By the 2011 count Jiwanwal is the 212th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jiwanwal

Jiwanwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiwanwal 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 Jiwanwal from other places

Jiwanwal lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 7.5 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 Jiwanwal
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.0 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.0 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Jiwanwal

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 Jiwanwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwanwal village had a population of 464. That makes it the 212th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Jiwanwal village has 238 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwanwal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Jiwanwal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiwanwal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jiwanwal is Musahibpur, about 7.5 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 Jiwanwal.

Jiwanwal 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.

Jiwanwal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 7.5 km away. Mukerian is about 8.0 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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