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About Lalewal Village

Lalewal is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 69 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lalewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lalewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 69
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lalewal compares

By the 2011 count Lalewal is the 255th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Lalewal

Lalewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lalewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Lalewal from other places

Lalewal lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 7.5 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 Lalewal
Nearest railway station Rahon 7.5 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 14 km

Villages closest to Lalewal

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 Lalewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Lalewal village had a population of 139. That makes it the 255th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Lalewal village has 69 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lalewal has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Lalewal is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lalewal covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Lalewal is Rahon, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lalewal.

Lalewal is about 12 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.

Lalewal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 7.5 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoja (under 2 km), Tajpur (under 2 km) and Jullah Majra (2.4 km).

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

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