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About Sichewali Village

Sichewali is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 626 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sichewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sichewali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 626
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sichewali compares

By the 2011 count Sichewali is the 30th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Sichewali

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

How far is Sichewali from other places

Sichewali lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 6.0 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 Sichewali
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 8.9 km
Nearest town Nakodar 17 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Sichewali

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 Sichewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sichewali village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 30th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sichewali village has 626 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sichewali has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sichewali is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sichewali covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sichewali falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sichewali is Mulewal Khaira, about 6.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sichewali.

Sichewali is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sichewali is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 6.0 km away. Shahkot is about 8.9 km away. Nakodar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihaluwal (under 2 km), Rupewali (1.7 km) and Malupur (1.7 km).

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

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