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About Ballowali Village

Ballowali is a small village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 172 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143504
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 172
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballowali compares

By the 2011 count Ballowali is the 141st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 923.

Getting to Ballowali

Ballowali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballowali as Available within village. 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 Ballowali from other places

Ballowali lies about 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 10 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 Ballowali
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 10 km
Nearest town Batāla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 19 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Ballowali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Ballowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballowali village had a population of 322. That makes it the 141st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Ballowali village has 172 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballowali has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ballowali is 143504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballowali covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballowali falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ballowali is Jaintipura, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ballowali.

Ballowali is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballowali is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 14 km away. Baba Bakala 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 Ram Dewali Musalmana (under 2 km), Mattewal (under 2 km) and Gaddo Rajada (2.0 km).

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

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