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About Powadra Village

Powadra is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,099 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Powadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Powadra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Powadra compares

By the 2011 count Powadra is the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Powadra

Powadra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Powadra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pawahri, Phalpota, Pharwala and Phillaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Powadra

As per the Census of India 2011, Powadra village had a population of 2,221. That makes it the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Powadra village has 1,099 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Powadra has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Powadra is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Powadra covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Powadra falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Powadra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Powadra.

Powadra is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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