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About Behlowal Village

Behlowal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 495 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behlowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behlowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 495
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behlowal compares

By the 2011 count Behlowal is the 206th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Behlowal

Behlowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behlowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Behlowal from other places

Behlowal lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about under 2 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 Behlowal
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 7.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 7.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Behlowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behlowal village had a population of 929. That makes it the 206th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Behlowal village has 495 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behlowal has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Behlowal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behlowal covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behlowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Behlowal is Vadala Granthin, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Behlowal.

Behlowal is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behlowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about under 2 km away. Batala is about 7.5 km away. Batāla is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamrai (under 2 km), Kalian (2.0 km) and Wadala Granthian (2.0 km).

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

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