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About Sehowal Village

Sehowal is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 274 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 274
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Sehowal compares

By the 2011 count Sehowal is the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sehowal

Sehowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sehowal 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 Sehowal from other places

Sehowal lies about 25 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 5.5 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 Sehowal
Nearest railway station Gahandran 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 8.2 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 25 km

Villages closest to Sehowal

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 Sehowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehowal village had a population of 545. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Sehowal village has 274 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehowal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sehowal is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sehowal covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sehowal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sehowal is Gahandran, about 5.5 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 Sehowal.

Sehowal 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.

Sehowal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 5.5 km away. Nakodar is about 8.2 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 Jahangir (under 2 km), Sahariwal (1.6 km) and Gill (1.7 km).

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

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