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About Fazalwal Village

Fazalwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 313 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fazalwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fazalwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144703
Area (hectares) 110.53 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 313
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fazalwal compares

By the 2011 count Fazalwal is the 95th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 110.53 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Fazalwal

Fazalwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Fazalwal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Fazalwal from other places

Fazalwal lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 8.0 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 Fazalwal
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 8.0 km
Nearest town Nakodar 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Fazalwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 Fazalwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Fazalwal village had a population of 631. That makes it the 95th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Fazalwal village has 313 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fazalwal has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Fazalwal is 144703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fazalwal covers 110.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fazalwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fazalwal is Malsian Shahkot, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance for Fazalwal.

Fazalwal is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fazalwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 5.2 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 8.0 km away. Nakodar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagga (under 2 km), Fakhruwal (under 2 km) and Sand (1.6 km).

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

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