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About Sidhwan Village

Sidhwan is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 883 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144044
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 1,724
Male Population 883
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sidhwan compares

By the 2011 count Sidhwan is the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 455 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 Sidhwan

Sidhwan 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 Sidhwan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sidhwan from other places

Sidhwan lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about under 2 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 Sidhwan
Nearest railway station Sidhwan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 6.0 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Sidhwan

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 Sidhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhwan village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sidhwan village has 883 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhwan has about 952 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 Sidhwan is 144044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidhwan covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidhwan falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sidhwan is Sidhwan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sidhwan is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidhwan is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about under 2 km away. Nakodar is about 6.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawan Pind Araian (under 2 km), Bir Pind (1.5 km) and Bath (3.4 km).

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

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