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About Bhalowali Village

Bhalowali is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 573 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 573
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhalowali compares

By the 2011 count Bhalowali is the 159th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhalowali

Bhalowali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhalowali 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalowali from other places

Bhalowali lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 5.6 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 Bhalowali
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 5.6 km
Nearest town Nangli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Bhalowali

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 Bhalowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalowali village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 159th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bhalowali village has 573 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalowali has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhalowali is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalowali covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalowali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhalowali is Kotla Gujran, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalowali.

Bhalowali is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalowali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kotla Gujran is about 5.6 km away. Nangli is about 20 km away. Batala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatha (1.9 km), Qila Desa Singh (3.0 km) and Jauhal (3.1 km).

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

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