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About Bachhowal Village

Bachhowal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 374 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 267.2 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 374
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bachhowal compares

By the 2011 count Bachhowal is the 146th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 267.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bachhowal

The census records public bus service for Bachhowal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bachhowal from other places

Bachhowal lies about 37 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 3.4 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 Bachhowal
Nearest railway station Bhattian 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 3.6 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 37 km

Villages closest to Bachhowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhowal village had a population of 752. That makes it the 146th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bachhowal village has 374 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhowal has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bachhowal is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhowal covers 267.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhowal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bachhowal is Bhattian, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bachhowal.

Bachhowal is about 37 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhowal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 3.4 km away. Phillaur is about 3.6 km away. Jalandhar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saifabad (under 2 km), Khaira (1.8 km) and Nurewal (1.8 km).

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

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