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About Randhawa Village

Randhawa is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 346 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randhawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144009
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 346
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Randhawa compares

By the 2011 count Randhawa is the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Randhawa

Randhawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Randhawa as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Randhawa from other places

Randhawa lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 3.7 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 Randhawa
Nearest railway station Goraya 3.7 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Randhawa

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 Randhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Randhawa village had a population of 730. That makes it the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Randhawa village has 346 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randhawa has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Randhawa is 144009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randhawa covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Randhawa falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Randhawa is Goraya, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Randhawa.

Randhawa is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randhawa is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 3.7 km away. Phagwāra is about 11 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 Surja (under 2 km), Dhesian Sang (1.6 km) and Ghurka (2.0 km).

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

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