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About Miyal Village

Miyal is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 946 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Miyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Miyal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 643 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 946
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Miyal compares

By the 2011 count Miyal is the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 643 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Miyal

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

How far is Miyal from other places

Miyal lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, 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 Miyal
Tehsil headquarters Samana 4.7 km
Nearest town Samāna 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Miyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Miyal village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 21st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Miyal village has 946 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Miyal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Miyal is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Miyal covers 643 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Miyal falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Miyal is Kalhemajra, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Miyal.

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

Miyal is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 4.7 km away. Samāna is about 4.7 km away. Kalhemajra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danipur (under 2 km), Lalgarh (1.8 km) and Bahadurgarh (2.3 km).

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

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