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About Mahunwal Village

Mahunwal is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 810 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahunwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahunwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 294.9 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 810
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahunwal compares

By the 2011 count Mahunwal is the 38th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 294.9 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mahunwal

Mahunwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahunwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahunwal from other places

Mahunwal lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 1.9 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 Mahunwal
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 2.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Mahunwal

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 Mahunwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahunwal village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 38th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Mahunwal village has 810 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahunwal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mahunwal is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahunwal covers 294.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahunwal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mahunwal is Nakodar Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mahunwal is about 25 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahunwal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar Junction is about 1.9 km away. Nakodar is about 2.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aulak (1.8 km), Sohal Khurd (2.0 km) and Miranpur (2.1 km).

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

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