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About Begewal Village

Begewal is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 949 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 520 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 949
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Begewal compares

By the 2011 count Begewal is the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Begewal

Begewal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Begewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begewal from other places

Begewal lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 2.7 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 Begewal
Nearest railway station Kathunangal 2.7 km
Nearest town Nangli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 19 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Begewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Begewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Begewal village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 51st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Begewal village has 949 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begewal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Begewal is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begewal covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begewal falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Begewal is Kathunangal, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Begewal.

Begewal is about 19 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begewal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 2.7 km away. Nangli is about 14 km away. Amritsar I 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 Dialpur (1.7 km), Harian (1.8 km) and Jalalpura (1.8 km).

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

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