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About Dewatwal Village

Dewatwal is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,225 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewatwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141102
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 2,356
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewatwal compares

By the 2011 count Dewatwal is the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dewatwal

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

Dewatwal lies about 13 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 4.0 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 Dewatwal
Nearest railway station Bhanohad Punjab 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 13 km

Villages closest to Dewatwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewatwal village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dewatwal village has 1,225 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewatwal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dewatwal is 141102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewatwal covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dewatwal falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dewatwal is Bhanohad Punjab, about 4.0 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 Dewatwal.

Dewatwal is about 13 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewatwal is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 4.0 km away. Ludhiana West is about 13 km away. Ludhiana is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isewal (2.4 km), Karimpur (3.0 km) and Jhamat (3.5 km).

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

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