About Busowal Village

Busowal is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 630 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Busowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Busowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode	144626
Area (hectares)	606.24 hectares
Population	1,208
Male Population	630
Female Population	578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Busowal compares

By the 2011 count Busowal is the 23rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 606.24 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Busowal

Busowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Busowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Busowal from other places

Busowal lies about 29 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sultanpur Lodi, about 6.1 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 Busowal
Tehsil headquarters	Sultanpur Lodhi	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sultanpur Lodi	6.1 km
Nearest town	Patti	28 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	29 km

Villages closest to Busowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Busowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Busowal village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Busowal village has 630 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Busowal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Busowal is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Busowal covers 606.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Busowal falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Busowal is Sultanpur Lodi, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Busowal.

Busowal is about 29 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Busowal is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 5.4 km away. Sultanpur Lodi is about 6.1 km away. Patti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.