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About Lehal Village

Lehal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 559 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lehal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144502
Area (hectares) 144.12 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 559
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lehal compares

By the 2011 count Lehal is the 100th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 144.12 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Lehal

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

Lehal lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 5.0 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 Lehal
Nearest railway station Bahram 5.0 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 33 km

Villages closest to Lehal

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 Lehal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lehal village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 100th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Lehal village has 559 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lehal has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Lehal is 144502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lehal covers 144.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lehal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lehal is Bahram, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lehal.

Lehal is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lehal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bahram is about 5.0 km away. Phagwāra is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanu Mazara (under 2 km), Ladian (under 2 km) and Sarhal Mundi (under 2 km).

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

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