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About Bahowal Village

Bahowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 656 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 656
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahowal compares

By the 2011 count Bahowal is the 78th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bahowal

Bahowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahowal from other places

Bahowal lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.3 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 Bahowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 9.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 20 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km

Villages closest to Bahowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahowal village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 78th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bahowal village has 656 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahowal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bahowal is 146101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahowal covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahowal.

Bahowal is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 9.3 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Hoshiārpur 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 Abhowal (under 2 km), Buro Bari (under 2 km) and Bhuno (under 2 km).

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

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