About Sikhwala Village

Sikhwala is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,425, made up of 2,342 males and 2,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikhwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikhwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Malout
Pincode	152113
Area (hectares)	1231 hectares
Population	4,425
Male Population	2,342
Female Population	2,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikhwala compares

By the 2011 count Sikhwala is the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 1231 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 901.

Getting to Sikhwala

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

How far is Sikhwala from other places

Sikhwala lies about 50 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Birang Khera, about 16 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 Sikhwala
Nearest railway station	Birang Khera	16 km
Nearest town	Mandi Dabwāli	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malout	22 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	50 km

Villages closest to Sikhwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikhwala village had a population of 4,425. That makes it the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Sikhwala village has 2,342 males and 2,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikhwala has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Sikhwala is 152113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikhwala covers 1231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sikhwala falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sikhwala is Birang Khera, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sikhwala.

Sikhwala is about 50 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikhwala is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Birang Khera is about 16 km away. Mandi Dabwāli is about 17 km away. Malout is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.