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About Begowal Village

Begowal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,490, made up of 1,307 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 2,490
Male Population 1,307
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Begowal compares

By the 2011 count Begowal is the 24th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Begowal

Begowal 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 Begowal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begowal from other places

Begowal lies about 18 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 3.7 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 Begowal
Nearest railway station Parmanand 3.7 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 6.1 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 20 km

Villages closest to Begowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Begowal village had a population of 2,490. That makes it the 24th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Begowal village has 1,307 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begowal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Begowal is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begowal covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Begowal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Begowal is Parmanand, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Begowal.

Begowal is about 18 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begowal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 3.7 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.1 km away. Gurdaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakho Chak (under 2 km), Bhatoia (under 2 km) and Nangal Farida (under 2 km).

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

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