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About Maiwal Village

Maiwal is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 50 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 146.25 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 50
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maiwal compares

By the 2011 count Maiwal is the 134th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 146.25 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Maiwal

Maiwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maiwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maiwal from other places

Maiwal lies about 19 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.2 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 Maiwal
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 15 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 19 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 19 km

Villages closest to Maiwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Maiwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Maiwal village had a population of 95. That makes it the 134th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Maiwal village has 50 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maiwal has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Maiwal is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maiwal covers 146.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maiwal falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maiwal is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maiwal.

Maiwal is about 19 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maiwal is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Govindwal Sahib is about 7.2 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 15 km away. Kapurthala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutbewala (under 2 km), Baja (under 2 km) and Patti Safdarpur (under 2 km).

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

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