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About Pamal Village

Pamal is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,398, made up of 1,747 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pamal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 142021
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 3,398
Male Population 1,747
Female Population 1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pamal compares

By the 2011 count Pamal is the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Pamal

Pamal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pamal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pamal from other places

Pamal lies about 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Badowal, about 3.3 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 Pamal
Nearest railway station Badowal 3.3 km
Nearest town Gil 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 14 km

Villages closest to Pamal

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 Pamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pamal village had a population of 3,398. That makes it the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Pamal village has 1,747 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pamal has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Pamal is 142021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pamal covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pamal is Badowal, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pamal.

Pamal is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pamal is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Badowal is about 3.3 km away. Gil is about 12 km away. Ludhiana West is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pamali (under 2 km), Hassanpur (2.1 km) and Chhokar (2.6 km).

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

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