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About Balowal Village

Balowal is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 26 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140118
Area (hectares) 33.45 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 26
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balowal compares

By the 2011 count Balowal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 33.45 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Balowal

Balowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balowal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balowal from other places

Balowal lies about 27 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Anandpur Sahib, about 2.1 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 Balowal
Nearest railway station Anandpur Sahib 2.1 km
Nearest town Nangal 23 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Balowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Balowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Balowal village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Balowal village has 26 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balowal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Balowal is 140118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balowal covers 33.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balowal falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balowal is Anandpur Sahib, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balowal.

Balowal is about 27 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balowal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 2.1 km away. Nangal is about 23 km away. Rupnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balewal (under 2 km), Mehndali Kalan (under 2 km) and Buraj (under 2 km).

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

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