About Basowal Village

Basowal is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,279 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140123
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	2,455
Male Population	1,279
Female Population	1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basowal compares

By the 2011 count Basowal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Basowal

Basowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Basowal from other places

Basowal lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 Basowal
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	18 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	23 km
Nearest town	Ropar	23 km

Villages closest to Basowal

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.

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Common questions about Basowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Basowal village had a population of 2,455. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Basowal village has 1,279 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basowal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Basowal is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basowal covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Basowal is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Basowal.

Basowal is about 23 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basowal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 6.7 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 18 km away. Rupnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.