About Bhekhowal Village

Bhekhowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 108 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhekhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhekhowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144205
Area (hectares)	345 hectares
Population	223
Male Population	108
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhekhowal compares

By the 2011 count Bhekhowal is the 311th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhekhowal

Bhekhowal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhekhowal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhekhowal from other places

Bhekhowal lies about 9.1 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Bhekhowal
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	9.1 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	31 km

Villages closest to Bhekhowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhekhowal village had a population of 223. That makes it the 311th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bhekhowal village has 108 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhekhowal has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhekhowal is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhekhowal covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhekhowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhekhowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhekhowal.

Bhekhowal is about 9.1 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhekhowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 9.1 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 9.1 km away. Dasua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.