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About Bhoghewala Village

Bhoghewala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 131 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoghewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoghewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142028
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 131
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhoghewala compares

By the 2011 count Bhoghewala is the 175th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Bhoghewala

Bhoghewala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhoghewala as Available within 10+ 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 Bhoghewala from other places

Bhoghewala lies about 47 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 9.7 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 Bhoghewala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 47 km

Villages closest to Bhoghewala

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 Bhoghewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoghewala village had a population of 245. That makes it the 175th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bhoghewala village has 131 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoghewala has about 870 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 Bhoghewala is 142028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhoghewala covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhoghewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhoghewala is Jogiwala, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhoghewala.

Bhoghewala is about 47 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoghewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 9.7 km away. Zira is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmudwala (under 2 km), Malhuwala (under 2 km) and Amargarh Bandian (under 2 km).

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

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