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About Bambowal Village

Bambowal is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 528 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 528
Female Population 552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bambowal compares

By the 2011 count Bambowal is the 73rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bambowal

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

How far is Bambowal from other places

Bambowal lies about 75 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Gurdaspur, about 1.7 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 Bambowal
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 23 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 75 km

Villages closest to Bambowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambowal village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bambowal village has 528 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambowal has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bambowal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambowal covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bambowal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bambowal is Gurdaspur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bambowal.

Bambowal is about 75 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambowal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Gurdaspur is about 1.7 km away. Mukerian is about 23 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehndipur (4.9 km), Shekha Matta (6.2 km) and Tung (6.3 km).

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

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