Skip to main content

About Pawa Village

Pawa is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 524 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141120
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 524
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawa compares

By the 2011 count Pawa is the 96th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Pawa

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

Pawa lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 3.2 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 Pawa
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 3.2 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 12 km

Villages closest to Pawa

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 Pawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawa village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 96th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Pawa village has 524 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawa has about 954 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 Pawa is 141120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawa covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pawa is Sanehwal, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pawa.

Pawa is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawa is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sanehwal is about 3.2 km away. Sānehwāl is about 3.7 km away. Ludhiana East is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakat (under 2 km), Gobindgarh (1.7 km) and Kanganwal (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.