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About Bhalowal Village

Bhalowal is a small village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 118 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Nangal
Pincode 140125
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 118
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalowal compares

By the 2011 count Bhalowal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 964.

Getting to Bhalowal

Bhalowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhalowal from other places

Bhalowal lies about 62 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 4.6 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 Bhalowal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 4.6 km
Nearest town Banga 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nangal 29 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 62 km

Villages closest to Bhalowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalowal village had a population of 218. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Bhalowal village has 118 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalowal has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bhalowal is 140125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalowal covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalowal falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhalowal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 4.6 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 village for Bhalowal.

Bhalowal is about 62 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalowal is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 4.6 km away. Banga is about 21 km away. Nangal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Sahni (2.4 km), Hazipur (13 km) and Barahmpur (20 km).

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

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