About Mainwal Village

Mainwal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 981 males and 982 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144035
Area (hectares)	688 hectares
Population	1,963
Male Population	981
Female Population	982
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mainwal compares

By the 2011 count Mainwal is the 44th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 688 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mainwal

Mainwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mainwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mainwal from other places

Mainwal lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Partabpura, about 3.3 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 Mainwal
Nearest railway station	Partabpura	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	8.0 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	36 km

Villages closest to Mainwal

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

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Common questions about Mainwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainwal village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 44th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Mainwal village has 981 males and 982 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainwal has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mainwal is 144035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainwal covers 688 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainwal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mainwal is Partabpura, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mainwal.

Mainwal is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainwal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Partabpura is about 3.3 km away. Phillaur is about 8.0 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.