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About Bhoewal Village

Bhoewal is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,708, made up of 861 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143504
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 1,708
Male Population 861
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhoewal compares

By the 2011 count Bhoewal is the 65th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 923.

Getting to Bhoewal

Bhoewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhoewal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhoewal from other places

Bhoewal lies about 30 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 12 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 Bhoewal
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 12 km
Nearest town Batāla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 30 km

Villages closest to Bhoewal

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 Bhoewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoewal village had a population of 1,708. That makes it the 65th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Bhoewal village has 861 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoewal has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Bhoewal covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhoewal is Jaintipura, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhoewal is about 30 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoewal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 12 km away. Batāla is about 13 km away. Baba Bakala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoe (under 2 km), Chananke (1.6 km) and Ram Dewali Musalmana (2.3 km).

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

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