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About Abuwal Village

Abuwal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,437 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141105
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abuwal compares

By the 2011 count Abuwal is the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Abuwal

Abuwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Abuwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Abuwal from other places

Abuwal lies about 23 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 8.7 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 Abuwal
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 15 km
Nearest town Rāikot 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 23 km

Villages closest to Abuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abuwal village had a population of 2,660. That makes it the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Abuwal village has 1,437 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abuwal has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Abuwal is 141105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abuwal covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Abuwal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Abuwal is Mullanpur, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Abuwal.

Abuwal is about 23 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abuwal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 8.7 km away. Raikot is about 15 km away. Rāikot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rattowal (2.4 km), Toosa (3.5 km) and Ghuman (3.5 km).

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

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