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About Durgawal Village

Durgawal is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 215 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgawal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 215
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgawal compares

By the 2011 count Durgawal is the 116th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 950.

Getting to Durgawal

Durgawal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgawal as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgawal from other places

Durgawal lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 3.5 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 Durgawal
Nearest railway station Gahandran 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.4 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Durgawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgawal village had a population of 420. That makes it the 116th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Durgawal village has 215 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgawal has about 953 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Durgawal is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgawal covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgawal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Durgawal is Gahandran, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgawal.

Durgawal is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgawal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 3.5 km away. Nakodar is about 4.4 km away. Jalandhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bila Nawab (under 2 km), Rangra (under 2 km) and Kotla Bhagu (1.7 km).

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

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