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About Bamewala Village

Bamewala is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 127 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 228.25 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 127
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamewala compares

By the 2011 count Bamewala is the 188th 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 228.25 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bamewala

Bamewala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamewala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bamewala from other places

Bamewala lies about 67 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhewali, about 8.4 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 Bamewala
Nearest railway station Lakhewali 8.4 km
Nearest town Muktsar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 27 km
District headquarters Firozpur 67 km

Villages closest to Bamewala

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 Bamewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamewala village had a population of 231. That makes it the 188th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Bamewala village has 127 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamewala has about 819 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 Bamewala is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamewala covers 228.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamewala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bamewala is Lakhewali, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamewala.

Bamewala is about 67 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamewala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Lakhewali is about 8.4 km away. Muktsar is about 20 km away. Jalalabad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arnianwala (8.2 km), Khuranj (11 km) and Chak Gheruwala (12 km).

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

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