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About Landewala Village

Landewala is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,097 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Landewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Landewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152031
Area (hectares) 745 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Landewala compares

By the 2011 count Landewala is the 36th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 745 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Landewala

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

Landewala lies about 19 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 13 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 Landewala
Nearest town Malout 13 km
Nearest railway station Faqarsar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 19 km
District headquarters Muktsar 19 km

Villages closest to Landewala

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 Landewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Landewala village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 36th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Landewala village has 1,097 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Landewala has about 887 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 Landewala is 152031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Landewala covers 745 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Landewala falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Landewala is Faqarsar, about 13 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 Landewala.

Landewala is about 19 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Landewala is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 13 km away. Faqarsar is about 13 km away. Gidderbaha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baddian (2.2 km), Khunan Khurd (2.6 km) and Bhundar (2.6 km).

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

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