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About Rawal Village

Rawal is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 78 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 113.31 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 78
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rawal compares

By the 2011 count Rawal is the 130th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 113.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Rawal

Rawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rawal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rawal from other places

Rawal lies about 27 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 5.8 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 Rawal
Nearest railway station Sindhar 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 9.1 km
Nearest town Nakodar 20 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 27 km

Villages closest to Rawal

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 Rawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawal village had a population of 152. That makes it the 130th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Rawal village has 78 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Rawal covers 113.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rawal is Sindhar, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rawal.

Rawal is about 27 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawal is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sindhar is about 5.8 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 9.1 km away. Nakodar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahwala Indresa (under 2 km), Shahwala Nakki (under 2 km) and Mand Mubarakpur (under 2 km).

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

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