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About Udhowal Village

Udhowal is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 671 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 671
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udhowal compares

By the 2011 count Udhowal is the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 243 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, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Udhowal

Udhowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Udhowal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Udhowal from other places

Udhowal lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 9.1 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 Udhowal
Nearest railway station Gahandran 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Udhowal

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 Udhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Udhowal village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Udhowal village has 671 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udhowal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Udhowal is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udhowal covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Udhowal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Udhowal is Gahandran, about 9.1 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 village for Udhowal.

Udhowal is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udhowal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 9.1 km away. Nakodar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Udhowal (under 2 km), Bulanda (under 2 km) and Pasarian (under 2 km).

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

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