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About Baghuwala Village

Baghuwala is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 249 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghuwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghuwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 193.37 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 249
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghuwala compares

By the 2011 count Baghuwala is the 163rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 193.37 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 919.

Getting to Baghuwala

Baghuwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghuwala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghuwala from other places

Baghuwala lies about 29 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Guruhar Sahai, about 4.4 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 Baghuwala
Nearest railway station Guruhar Sahai 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 21 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 21 km
District headquarters Firozpur 29 km

Villages closest to Baghuwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghuwala village had a population of 462. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Baghuwala village has 249 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghuwala has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Baghuwala is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghuwala covers 193.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghuwala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baghuwala is Guruhar Sahai, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghuwala.

Baghuwala is about 29 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghuwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Guruhar Sahai is about 4.4 km away. Jalalabad is about 21 km away. Jalālābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chugha (1.7 km), Virak Khurd (3.0 km) and Guruhar Sahai (4.0 km).

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

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