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About Anokharwal Village

Anokharwal is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 276 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anokharwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anokharwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144504
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 276
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anokharwal compares

By the 2011 count Anokharwal is the 215th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Anokharwal

Anokharwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anokharwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anokharwal from other places

Anokharwal lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 2.3 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 Anokharwal
Nearest railway station Bahram 2.3 km
Nearest town Banga 9.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 23 km

Villages closest to Anokharwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anokharwal village had a population of 524. That makes it the 215th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Anokharwal village has 276 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anokharwal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Anokharwal is 144504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anokharwal covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anokharwal falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Anokharwal is Bahram, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Anokharwal.

Anokharwal is about 19 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.

Anokharwal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 2.3 km away. Banga is about 9.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behram (under 2 km), Pharala (1.6 km) and Maksudpur (2.1 km).

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

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