About Bolewal Village

Bolewal is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,257 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bolewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bolewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143514
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	2,387
Male Population	1,257
Female Population	1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bolewal compares

By the 2011 count Bolewal is the 42nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bolewal

Bolewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bolewal as Available within 5 - 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 Bolewal from other places

Bolewal lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chhina, about 2.8 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 Bolewal
Nearest railway station	Chhina	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	9.4 km
Nearest town	Batāla	9.4 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Bolewal

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.

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Common questions about Bolewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bolewal village had a population of 2,387. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bolewal village has 1,257 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bolewal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bolewal is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bolewal covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bolewal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bolewal is Chhina, about 2.8 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 village for Bolewal.

Bolewal is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bolewal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chhina is about 2.8 km away. Batala is about 9.4 km away. Batāla is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.