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About Bulewal Village

Bulewal is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 463 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 463
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bulewal compares

By the 2011 count Bulewal is the 221st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bulewal

The census records public bus service for Bulewal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bulewal from other places

Bulewal 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 Bulewal
Nearest railway station Chhina 2.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Bulewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulewal village had a population of 888. That makes it the 221st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Bulewal village has 463 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulewal has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bulewal is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulewal covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bulewal falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bulewal is Chhina, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bulewal.

Bulewal 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.

Bulewal is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chhina is about 2.8 km away. Batāla is about 9.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadarian (1.7 km), Ghuman Khurd (2.1 km) and Satkoha (3.2 km).

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

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