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About Beganwali Village

Beganwali is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,114 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beganwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beganwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 1063 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Beganwali compares

By the 2011 count Beganwali is the 65th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1063 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Beganwali

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

Beganwali lies about 82 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Khui Khera, about 4.5 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 Beganwali
Nearest railway station Khui Khera 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 8.0 km
District headquarters Firozpur 82 km

Villages closest to Beganwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Beganwali village had a population of 2,098. That makes it the 65th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Beganwali village has 1,114 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beganwali has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Beganwali is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beganwali covers 1063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Beganwali falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Beganwali is Khui Khera, about 4.5 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 Beganwali.

Beganwali is about 82 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beganwali is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Khui Khera is about 4.5 km away. Fazilka is about 8.0 km away. Firozpur is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kikarwala Rupa (3.0 km), Banwala Hanwanta (3.3 km) and Hiranwali (3.9 km).

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

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