About Hisowal Village

Hisowal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,166, made up of 1,104 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hisowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hisowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141422
Area (hectares)	465 hectares
Population	2,166
Male Population	1,104
Female Population	1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hisowal compares

By the 2011 count Hisowal is the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 898.

Getting to Hisowal

Hisowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hisowal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hisowal from other places

Hisowal lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 3.9 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 Hisowal
Nearest railway station	Mullanpur	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	18 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	18 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	22 km

Villages closest to Hisowal

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.

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Common questions about Hisowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hisowal village had a population of 2,166. That makes it the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Hisowal village has 1,104 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hisowal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Hisowal is 141422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hisowal covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hisowal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hisowal is Mullanpur, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hisowal.

Hisowal is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hisowal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 3.9 km away. Raikot is about 18 km away. Rāikot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.