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About Bhilewala Village

Bhilewala is a large village in Faridkot tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,138 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhilewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhilewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Faridkot
Pincode 151203
Area (hectares) 1146 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhilewala compares

By the 2011 count Bhilewala is the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,270 residents. Its 1146 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bhilewala

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

Bhilewala lies about 15 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Pipli Pakhi Kalan, about 14 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 Bhilewala
Nearest railway station Pipli Pakhi Kalan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Faridkot 15 km
Nearest town Farīdkot 15 km

Villages closest to Bhilewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Faridkot 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 Bhilewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhilewala village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,270 residents.

Bhilewala village has 1,138 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhilewala has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Bhilewala is 151203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhilewala covers 1146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhilewala falls under Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhilewala is Pipli Pakhi Kalan, about 14 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 Bhilewala.

Bhilewala is about 15 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhilewala is in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district. Pipli Pakhi Kalan is about 14 km away. Faridkot is about 15 km away. Farīdkot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhab Sher Singhwala (2.2 km), Mani Singhwala (2.7 km) and Sher Singhwala (2.8 km).

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

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