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About Bulhowal Village

Bulhowal is a mid sized village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 956 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146113
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 956
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bulhowal compares

By the 2011 count Bulhowal is the 41st largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bulhowal

Bulhowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bulhowal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bulhowal from other places

Bulhowal lies about 14 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 12 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 Bulhowal
Nearest railway station Nasrala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hoshiarpur 14 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 14 km

Villages closest to Bulhowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulhowal village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 41st largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Bulhowal village has 956 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulhowal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bulhowal is 146113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulhowal covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bulhowal falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bulhowal is Nasrala, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bulhowal.

Bulhowal is about 14 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bulhowal is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Nasrala is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 14 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalamwal (under 2 km), Khabal (under 2 km) and Alowal (under 2 km).

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

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