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About Pharwala Village

Pharwala is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 883 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 883
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pharwala compares

By the 2011 count Pharwala is the 53rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 957.

Getting to Pharwala

Pharwala 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 Pharwala as Available within village. 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 Pharwala from other places

Pharwala lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 3.6 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 Pharwala
Nearest railway station Bilga 3.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Pharwala

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.

Common questions about Pharwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharwala village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Pharwala village has 883 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharwala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pharwala is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharwala covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pharwala falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pharwala is Bilga, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pharwala.

Pharwala is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharwala is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 3.6 km away. Jandiāla is about 9.1 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandola Khurd (under 2 km), Saidowal (1.6 km) and Shampur (1.7 km).

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

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