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About Mithewal Village

Mithewal is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 709 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mithewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mithewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148020
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 1,391
Male Population 709
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mithewal compares

By the 2011 count Mithewal is the 72nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Mithewal

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

Mithewal lies about 36 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Sekha, about 18 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 Mithewal
Nearest town Rāikot 14 km
Nearest railway station Sekha 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 20 km
District headquarters Sangrur 36 km

Villages closest to Mithewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mithewal village had a population of 1,391. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Mithewal village has 709 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mithewal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Mithewal is 148020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mithewal covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mithewal falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mithewal is Sekha, about 18 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 Mithewal.

Mithewal is about 36 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mithewal is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Rāikot is about 14 km away. Sekha is about 18 km away. Malerkotla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasaundha Singhwala (2.9 km), Kasba Bhural (4.6 km) and Jalwana (7.2 km).

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

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