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About Bagwali Village

Bagwali is a small village in Rupnagar tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 135 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Rupnagar
Pincode 140045
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 135
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagwali compares

By the 2011 count Bagwali is the 127th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bagwali

Bagwali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagwali as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bagwali from other places

Bagwali lies about 5.9 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 4.7 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 Bagwali
Nearest railway station Mianpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupnagar 5.9 km
Nearest town Ropar 5.9 km

Villages closest to Bagwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagwali village had a population of 246. That makes it the 127th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Bagwali village has 135 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagwali has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bagwali is 140045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagwali covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagwali falls under Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bagwali is Mianpur, about 4.7 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 km distance for Bagwali.

Bagwali is about 5.9 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagwali is in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district. Mianpur is about 4.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 5.9 km away. Ropar is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magror (under 2 km), Akabarpur (under 2 km) and Sanana (1.9 km).

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

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