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About Bakhshiwala Village

Bakhshiwala is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,969, made up of 1,031 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhshiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhshiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 589 hectares
Population 1,969
Male Population 1,031
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakhshiwala compares

By the 2011 count Bakhshiwala is the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bakhshiwala

Bakhshiwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakhshiwala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhshiwala from other places

Bakhshiwala lies about 38 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Kahangarh, about 2.0 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 Bakhshiwala
Nearest railway station Kahangarh 2.0 km
Nearest town Lehragaga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 21 km
District headquarters Mansa 38 km

Villages closest to Bakhshiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhshiwala village had a population of 1,969. That makes it the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Bakhshiwala village has 1,031 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhshiwala has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bakhshiwala is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhshiwala covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhshiwala falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakhshiwala is Kahangarh, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Bakhshiwala is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Kahangarh is about 2.0 km away. Lehragaga is about 11 km away. Budhlada is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahangarh (2.5 km), Khudal Shekhupur (3.0 km) and Akbarpur Khudal (3.4 km).

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

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