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About Raiwal Dona Village

Raiwal Dona is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 305 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raiwal Dona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiwal Dona village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144625
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 305
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raiwal Dona compares

By the 2011 count Raiwal Dona is the 98th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Raiwal Dona

Raiwal Dona is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raiwal Dona as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Raiwal Dona from other places

Raiwal Dona lies about 42 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Lohian Khas Junction, about 2.5 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 Raiwal Dona
Nearest railway station Lohian Khas Junction 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 15 km
Nearest town Nakodar 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 42 km

Villages closest to Raiwal Dona

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 Raiwal Dona

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiwal Dona village had a population of 612. That makes it the 98th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Raiwal Dona village has 305 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiwal Dona has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Raiwal Dona is 144625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raiwal Dona covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raiwal Dona falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raiwal Dona is Lohian Khas Junction, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance for Raiwal Dona.

Raiwal Dona is about 42 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiwal Dona is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Lohian Khas Junction is about 2.5 km away. Shahkot is about 15 km away. Nakodar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalanpur Kalan (under 2 km), Jamsher (under 2 km) and Jalalpur Khurd (2.2 km).

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

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