About Hambowal Village

Hambowal is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 658 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hambowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hambowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141115
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	658
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hambowal compares

By the 2011 count Hambowal is the 49th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Hambowal

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

Hambowal lies about 38 km from Ludhiana. 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 Hambowal
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	38 km

Villages closest to Hambowal

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.

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Common questions about Hambowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Hambowal village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 49th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Hambowal village has 658 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hambowal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Hambowal is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hambowal covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hambowal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Hambowal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hambowal.

Hambowal is about 38 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hambowal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 6.3 km away. Samrala is about 14 km away. Ludhiana is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.