About Bhakuwal Village

Bhakuwal is a small village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 191 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakuwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Bhulath
Pincode	144624
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	368
Male Population	191
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakuwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhakuwal is the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhakuwal

Bhakuwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakuwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhakuwal from other places

Bhakuwal lies about 21 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 11 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 Bhakuwal
Nearest railway station	Dhilwan	11 km
Nearest town	Kartārpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhulath	21 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	21 km

Villages closest to Bhakuwal

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

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Common questions about Bhakuwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakuwal village had a population of 368. That makes it the 56th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Bhakuwal village has 191 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakuwal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhakuwal is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakuwal covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakuwal falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhakuwal is Dhilwan, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhakuwal.

Bhakuwal is about 21 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakuwal is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Dhilwan is about 11 km away. Kartārpur is about 17 km away. Bhulath is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.