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About Lakhewal Village

Lakhewal is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 22 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lakhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 22
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhewal compares

By the 2011 count Lakhewal is the 166th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Lakhewal

Lakhewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lakhewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lakhewal from other places

Lakhewal lies about 11 km from Rupnagar. 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 Lakhewal
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 5.8 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 11 km
Nearest town Ropar 11 km

Villages closest to Lakhewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Lakhewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhewal village had a population of 39. That makes it the 166th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Lakhewal village has 22 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhewal has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Lakhewal is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lakhewal covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lakhewal falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Lakhewal notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Lakhewal.

Lakhewal is about 11 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhewal is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.8 km away. Rupnagar is about 11 km away. Ropar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Farid (under 2 km), Beli Attalgarh (under 2 km) and Beli Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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