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About Udhowal Village

Udhowal 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 858, made up of 479 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 479
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
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 Udhowal compares

By the 2011 count Udhowal is the 168th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Udhowal

Udhowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Udhowal 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 Udhowal from other places

Udhowal lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 4.1 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 Udhowal
Nearest railway station Rahon 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km

Villages closest to Udhowal

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 Udhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Udhowal village had a population of 858. That makes it the 168th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Udhowal village has 479 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udhowal has about 791 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 Udhowal is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udhowal covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Udhowal is Rahon, about 4.1 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 Udhowal.

Udhowal 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.

Udhowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 4.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Ajitsingh (under 2 km), Garhi Fateh Khan (under 2 km) and Hussainpur (under 2 km).

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

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