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About Rajowal Village

Rajowal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 521 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 521
Female Population 519
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajowal compares

By the 2011 count Rajowal is the 111th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 957.

Getting to Rajowal

Rajowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajowal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajowal from other places

Rajowal lies about 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nurmahal, about 8.4 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 Rajowal
Nearest railway station Nurmahal 8.4 km
Nearest town Nakodar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Rajowal

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 Rajowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajowal village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 111th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Rajowal village has 521 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajowal has about 996 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 Rajowal is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajowal covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajowal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rajowal is Nurmahal, about 8.4 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 village for Rajowal.

Rajowal is about 34 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajowal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nurmahal is about 8.4 km away. Nakodar is about 14 km away. Phillaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gursian Piran (under 2 km), Hardo Sangha (2.8 km) and Gursian Nihal (2.9 km).

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

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