Payal Tehsil - Ludhiana, Punjab

Payal is an administrative tehsil in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Payal is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Jaspalon, while the nearest airport is Ludhiana Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 15.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 429 km², including 407.45 km² rural area and 21.53 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 876 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Payal Tehsil

Payal Tehsil has a total of 114 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Afzulapur	Rural	Afzulapur
2	Ajnound	Rural	Ajnaud
3	Alampur Urf Chapra	Rural	Alampur Chapra
4	Alluna Miana	Rural	Aluna Miana
5	Alluna Palha	Rural	Aluna Palla
6	Alluna Tola	Rural	Aluna Tola
7	Babarpur	Rural	Babarpur
8	Barkara	Rural	Burkara
9	Barmalipur	Rural	Barmalipur
10	Begowal	Rural	Begowal
11	Ber Kalan	Rural	Ber Kalan
12	Ber Khurd	Rural	Ber Khurd
13	Bharthala Randhawa	Rural	Bhartharla Randhawa
14	Bhathal	Rural	Bhathal
15	Bikhi Khatra	Rural	Bhikhi Khattra
16	Bilaspur	Rural	Bilaspur
17	Bir Katari	Rural	Katahri
18	Bishanpura	Rural	Bishanpura
19	Buani	Rural	Bowani
20	Chak Slhandaud	Rural	Sihandaud
21	Chankoian Khurd	Rural	Chankoian Khurd
22	Chankoiankalan	Rural	Chankoian Kalan
23	Cheema	Rural	Chima
24	Chhapra	Rural	Chapra
25	Chomon	Rural	Chomon
26	Dau-Majra	Rural	Dau Majra
27	Daultpur	Rural	Daulatpur
28	Deep Nagar	Rural	Gurthali
29	Devi Nagar Urf Malakpur	Rural	Malakpur (K)
30	Devipur Cheema	Rural	Jallaha
31	Dewa Khossa	Rural	Deeva Khosa
32	Dewa Mander	Rural	Diva Mander
33	Dhamot	Rural	Dhamot Khurd
34	Dhoul Kalan	Rural	Dhaul Kalan
35	Dhoul Khurd	Rural	Dhaul Khurd
36	Dhudal	Rural	Dudhal
37	Doburji	Rural	Doburji
38	Doraha	Urban	Not applicable
39	Dugri	Rural	Dugri
40	Ferozepur	Rural	Ferozpur
41	Ghaloti	Rural	Ghaloti
42	Ghangas	Rural	Karamsar Rara Sahib
43	Ghudani Kalan	Rural	Ghudani Kalan
44	Ghudani Khurd	Rural	Ghudani Khurd
45	Ghurala	Rural	Ghurala
46	Giddari	Rural	Gidri
47	Gobindpura	Rural	Gobindpura
48	Gosal	Rural	Gossal
49	Gurditpura	Rural	Gurditpura
50	Hans	Rural	Hans
51	Harraichan	Rural	Araichan
52	Jahangir	Rural	Jahangir
53	Jaipur	Rural	Jaipura
54	Jallah	Rural	Jallaha
55	Jandali	Rural	Jandali
56	Jarg	Rural	Jarg
57	Jargari	Rural	Jargari
58	Jhamat	Rural	Jhammat
59	Jogi Majra	Rural	Jogi Majra
60	Kaddon	Rural	Kaddon
61	Kartarpur	Rural	Kartarpur
62	Katana	Rural	Katana
63	Katari	Rural	Katahri
64	Kheri Pandhir	Rural	Pandher Kheri
65	Kheri Somal	Unmapped	Not applicable
66	Kishanpur	Rural	Kishanpura
67	Kotla Afgana	Rural	Kotla Afgana
68	Krodian	Rural	Karodian
69	Kuhli Kalan	Rural	Kulhi Kalan
70	Kuhli Khurd	Rural	Kulhi Khurd
71	Kulahar	Rural	Kulahar
72	Landa	Rural	Landha
73	Lapran	Rural	Lapran
74	Lasara Lakhowal	Rural	Lassara Lakhowas
75	Lassara Pohlowas	Rural	Lasara Pohlewas
76	Lehal	Rural	Lehal
77	Mahpur	Rural	Mahanpur
78	Majri	Rural	Majri
79	Maksudra	Rural	Maksudra
80	Malipur	Rural	Malhipur
81	Malo Daud	Rural	Malodaud
82	Maloud Rorian	Unmapped	Not applicable
83	Mandnipur	Rural	Madnipur
84	Mangewal	Rural	Mangewal
85	Mulanpur	Rural	Mullanpur
86	Nanakpur Jangera	Rural	Nanakpur Jagera
87	Nizampur	Rural	Nizampur
88	Patti Mangewal	Rural	Sihora
89	Payal	Urban	Not applicable
90	Rabon Niwin	Rural	Rabbon Nichi
91	Rabon Unchi	Rural	Rabbon Uchi
92	Rajgarh	Rural	Rajgarh
93	Ram Nagar	Rural	Jarg
94	Ramgarh Sardara	Rural	Ramgarh Sardaran
95	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
96	Ranwan	Rural	Rano
97	Rara	Rural	Rara
98	Rauni	Rural	Rauni
99	Roal	Rural	Raul
100	Roshiana	Rural	Rosiana
101	Saharan Majra	Rural	Saharan Majara
102	Sekha	Rural	Sekha
103	Shahpur	Rural	Shahpur
104	Siarh	Rural	Sihar
105	Sihan Daud	Rural	Sihandaud
106	Sihora	Rural	Sihora
107	Sirthala	Rural	Zulamgarh
108	Sohian	Rural	Sohian
109	Teh Loharan	Rural	Sekha
110	Theh Bhaini	Rural	Gossal
111	Timberwal	Rural	Timberwal
112	Ukssi	Rural	Uksi
113	Unchi Daud	Rural	Daud Uchi
114	Zirk	Rural	Zirakh

Population of Payal Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Payal Tehsil has a total population of 2,13,545 people, consisting of 1,13,803 males and 99,742 females. There are 41,643 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 498 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,13,545	1,72,631	40,914
Male Population	1,13,803	91,242	22,561
Female Population	99,742	81,389	18,353
Total Households	41,643	33,327	8,316
Population Density	498 / km²	424 / km²	1,900 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,52,529 literate people and 20,808 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 80,696 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	20,808	16,286	4,522
Literate Population	1,52,529	1,22,946	29,583
Illiterate Population	61,016	49,685	11,331
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	80,696	68,152	12,544
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	0	0	0

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Payal (पायल)
District	Ludhiana
State / UT	Punjab
Railway Station	Jaspalon
Total Area	429 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	876
Total Population (2011)	2,13,545
Density	498/km²
Total Villages	114

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