About Raowal Village

Raowal is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,008 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142033
Area (hectares)	725 hectares
Population	1,965
Male Population	1,008
Female Population	957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raowal compares

By the 2011 count Raowal is the 44th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 725 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Raowal

Raowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raowal from other places

Raowal lies about 30 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 11 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 Raowal
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	30 km

Villages closest to Raowal

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

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Common questions about Raowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raowal village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 44th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Raowal village has 1,008 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raowal 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 919.

The pincode recorded for Raowal is 142033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raowal covers 725 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raowal falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raowal is Chaukiman, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Raowal.

Raowal is about 30 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raowal is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 11 km away. Jagraon is about 14 km away. Ludhiana is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.