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About Karniwala Village

Karniwala is a mid sized village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 307 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karniwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karniwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152112
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 307
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karniwala compares

By the 2011 count Karniwala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Karniwala

Karniwala 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 Karniwala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karniwala from other places

Karniwala lies about 18 km from Muktsar. 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 Karniwala
Nearest town Malout 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 18 km
District headquarters Muktsar 18 km

Villages closest to Karniwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karniwala village had a population of 579. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Karniwala village has 307 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karniwala has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Karniwala is 152112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karniwala covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karniwala falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Karniwala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karniwala.

Karniwala is about 18 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karniwala is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 11 km away. Gidderbaha is about 18 km away. Muktsar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhundar (2.4 km), Baddian (3.8 km) and Landewala (4.0 km).

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

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