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About Bullewal Village

Bullewal is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 148 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bullewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bullewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141801
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 148
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bullewal compares

By the 2011 count Bullewal is the 154th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bullewal

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

How far is Bullewal from other places

Bullewal lies about 29 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Bullewal
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 29 km

Villages closest to Bullewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bullewal village had a population of 270. That makes it the 154th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bullewal village has 148 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bullewal has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bullewal is 141801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bullewal covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bullewal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bullewal is Rahon, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Bullewal.

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

Bullewal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 6.4 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Samrala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahimabad Khurd (under 2 km), Rahimabad Kalan (under 2 km) and Udhowal Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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