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About Siawal Village

Siawal is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 25 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siawal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144002
Area (hectares) 224.2 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 25
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siawal compares

By the 2011 count Siawal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 224.2 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Siawal

Siawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siawal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Siawal from other places

Siawal lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 3.8 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 Siawal
Nearest railway station Shankar 3.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Siawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Siawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Siawal village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Siawal village has 25 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siawal has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Siawal is 144002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siawal covers 224.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siawal falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Siawal is Shankar, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Siawal.

Siawal is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siawal is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 3.8 km away. Nakodar is about 4.1 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malli Nangal (1.6 km), Nangal Fida (1.6 km) and Nangal Manohar (1.6 km).

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

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