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About Bhilowal Village

Bhilowal is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,270 males and 1,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143016
Area (hectares) 554 hectares
Population 2,509
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilowal compares

By the 2011 count Bhilowal is the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhilowal

Bhilowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhilowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhilowal from other places

Bhilowal lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 9.4 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 Bhilowal
Nearest railway station Kathunangal 9.4 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km

Villages closest to Bhilowal

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 Bhilowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilowal village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 27th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bhilowal village has 1,270 males and 1,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilowal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhilowal is 143016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilowal covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhilowal is Kathunangal, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Bhilowal.

Bhilowal is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilowal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 9.4 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 15 km away. Amritsar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukandpura (under 2 km), Chatiwind Lelan (2.2 km) and Dhadde (3.1 km).

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

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