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About Ballowal Village

Ballowal is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,131 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141202
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 2,139
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballowal compares

By the 2011 count Ballowal is the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Ballowal

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

Ballowal lies about 19 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kila Raipur, about 7.7 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 Ballowal
Nearest railway station Kila Raipur 7.7 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 19 km

Villages closest to Ballowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Ballowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballowal village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 47th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Ballowal village has 1,131 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballowal has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Ballowal is 141202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballowal covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballowal falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ballowal is Kila Raipur, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ballowal.

Ballowal is about 19 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballowal is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kila Raipur is about 7.7 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 13 km away. Ludhiana West is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaminda (under 2 km), Dhaipai (2.4 km) and Gujjarwal (2.5 km).

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

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