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About Bullowal Village

Bullowal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 942 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bullowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bullowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144622
Area (hectares) 599.36 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 942
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bullowal compares

By the 2011 count Bullowal is the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 599.36 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bullowal

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

How far is Bullowal from other places

Bullowal lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 6.6 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 Bullowal
Nearest railway station Machrowal 6.6 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Bullowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Bullowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bullowal village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bullowal village has 942 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bullowal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bullowal is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bullowal covers 599.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bullowal falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bullowal is Machrowal, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bullowal.

Bullowal is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bullowal is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 6.6 km away. Kartārpur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muridpur (1.8 km), Kurala (1.8 km) and Jande Sarai (2.2 km).

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

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