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About Peerwala Village

Peerwala is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 126 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peerwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peerwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 17.58 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 126
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peerwala compares

By the 2011 count Peerwala is the 112th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 17.58 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Peerwala

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

How far is Peerwala from other places

Peerwala lies about 25 km from Dehradun. 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 Peerwala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Dehradun 25 km

Villages closest to Peerwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peerwala village had a population of 230. That makes it the 112th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Peerwala village has 126 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peerwala has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Peerwala is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peerwala covers 17.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peerwala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Peerwala 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 <5 km distance for Peerwala.

Peerwala is about 25 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peerwala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiparpur (under 2 km), Jatowala (2.1 km) and Langha Range (2.1 km).

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

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