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About Behbalwala Village

Behbalwala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 15 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behbalwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behbalwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 64.65 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 15
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behbalwala compares

By the 2011 count Behbalwala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 64.65 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Behbalwala

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

Behbalwala lies about 48 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, 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 Behbalwala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 48 km

Villages closest to Behbalwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behbalwala village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Behbalwala village has 15 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behbalwala has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Behbalwala is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behbalwala covers 64.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behbalwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Behbalwala is Jogiwala, about 4.5 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 Behbalwala.

Behbalwala is about 48 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behbalwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 4.5 km away. Zira is about 20 km away. Firozpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannu Machhi (under 2 km), Mannu Machhi Chak (under 2 km) and Ruknewala Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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