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About Tolawal Village

Tolawal is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,869, made up of 2,069 males and 1,800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tolawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tolawal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148030
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 3,869
Male Population 2,069
Female Population 1,800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tolawal compares

By the 2011 count Tolawal is the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Tolawal

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

Tolawal lies about 25 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, 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 Tolawal
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 13 km
Nearest town Sunām 13 km
Nearest railway station Chajli 13 km
District headquarters Sangrur 25 km

Villages closest to Tolawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tolawal village had a population of 3,869. That makes it the 21st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Tolawal village has 2,069 males and 1,800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tolawal has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Tolawal is 148030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tolawal covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tolawal falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Tolawal is Chajli, 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 Tolawal.

Tolawal is about 25 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tolawal is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Sunam is about 13 km away. Sunām is about 13 km away. Chajli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satoj (3.0 km), Bir Kalan (3.2 km) and Jakhepalbas (4.9 km).

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

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