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About Lakhowal Village

Lakhowal is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 598 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 598
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhowal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhowal is the 85th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Lakhowal

Lakhowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lakhowal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lakhowal from other places

Lakhowal lies about 16 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 8.5 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 Lakhowal
Nearest town Sānehwāl 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 16 km

Villages closest to Lakhowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Lakhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhowal village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 85th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Lakhowal village has 598 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhowal has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Lakhowal is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhowal covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lakhowal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Lakhowal is Sanehwal, about 8.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Lakhowal.

Lakhowal is about 16 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhowal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 7.9 km away. Sanehwal is about 8.5 km away. Ludhiana East is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaddowal (under 2 km), Mehlon (under 2 km) and Paharuwal (under 2 km).

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

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