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About Bhogiwal Village

Bhogiwal is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,018, made up of 1,057 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 2,018
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhogiwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhogiwal is the 35th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bhogiwal

Bhogiwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhogiwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhogiwal from other places

Bhogiwal lies about 38 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kup, about 3.1 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 Bhogiwal
Nearest railway station Kup 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 6.4 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 6.4 km
District headquarters Sangrur 38 km

Villages closest to Bhogiwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogiwal village had a population of 2,018. That makes it the 35th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Bhogiwal village has 1,057 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogiwal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bhogiwal is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogiwal covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhogiwal falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhogiwal is Kup, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhogiwal.

Bhogiwal is about 38 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogiwal is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kup is about 3.1 km away. Malerkotla is about 6.4 km away. Māler Kotla is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kup (2.7 km), Shekhupur Kalan (2.7 km) and Rohira (6.2 km).

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

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