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About Udhanwal Village

Udhanwal is a large village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,350, made up of 1,175 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udhanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udhanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 2,350
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Udhanwal compares

By the 2011 count Udhanwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Udhanwal

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

Udhanwal lies about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Udhanwal
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 26 km

Villages closest to Udhanwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Udhanwal village had a population of 2,350. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Udhanwal village has 1,175 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udhanwal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Udhanwal is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udhanwal covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Udhanwal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Udhanwal is Rahon, about 12 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 Udhanwal.

Udhanwal is about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udhanwal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 12 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 15 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhungian (1.7 km), Siana (5.4 km) and Buthgarh (5.6 km).

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

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