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About Torowal Village

Torowal is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 984 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Torowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Torowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144524
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 984
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Torowal compares

By the 2011 count Torowal is the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Torowal

Torowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Torowal 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. The nearest villages by name are Taunsa, Tej Palana, Thanwala and Thathiala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Torowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Torowal village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 13th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Torowal village has 984 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Torowal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Torowal is 144524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Torowal covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Torowal 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 village for Torowal.

Torowal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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