About Bhalwan Village

Bhalwan is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,726, made up of 1,933 males and 1,793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	1048 hectares
Population	3,726
Male Population	1,933
Female Population	1,793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhalwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwan is the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 1048 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Bhalwan

Bhalwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhalwan from other places

Bhalwan lies about 13 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kaulseri, about 5.1 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 Bhalwan
Nearest railway station	Kaulseri	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	8.9 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	8.9 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	13 km

Villages closest to Bhalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwan village had a population of 3,726. That makes it the 12th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Bhalwan village has 1,933 males and 1,793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwan is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwan covers 1048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalwan falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwan is Kaulseri, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalwan.

Bhalwan is about 13 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwan is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Kaulseri is about 5.1 km away. Dhuri is about 8.9 km away. Dhūri is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.