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About Bulewal Village

Bulewal is a small village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 150 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144624
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 150
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bulewal compares

By the 2011 count Bulewal is the 64th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bulewal

Bulewal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bulewal as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bulewal from other places

Bulewal lies about 8.5 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Husainpur, about 2.4 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 Bulewal
Nearest railway station Husainpur 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 8.5 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 8.5 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 8.5 km

Villages closest to Bulewal

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.

Common questions about Bulewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulewal village had a population of 290. That makes it the 64th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Bulewal village has 150 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulewal has about 933 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 Bulewal is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulewal covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bulewal falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bulewal is Husainpur, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance for Bulewal.

Bulewal is about 8.5 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bulewal is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Husainpur is about 2.4 km away. Bhulath is about 8.5 km away. Kapurthala is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhwan Bet (4.0 km), Chak Dom (7.2 km) and Chak Purana (7.2 km).

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

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