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About Balowal Saunkhari Village

Balowal Saunkhari is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 243 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balowal Saunkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balowal Saunkhari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 1454 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 243
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balowal Saunkhari compares

By the 2011 count Balowal Saunkhari is the 120th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 1454 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 937.

Getting to Balowal Saunkhari

Balowal Saunkhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balowal Saunkhari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balowal Saunkhari from other places

Balowal Saunkhari lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 11 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 Balowal Saunkhari
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 8.8 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Balowal Saunkhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 Balowal Saunkhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balowal Saunkhari village had a population of 440. That makes it the 120th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Balowal Saunkhari village has 243 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balowal Saunkhari has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Balowal Saunkhari is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balowal Saunkhari covers 1454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balowal Saunkhari falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balowal Saunkhari is Rahon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balowal Saunkhari.

Balowal Saunkhari is about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balowal Saunkhari is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 8.8 km away. Bālāchor is about 8.8 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alowal (under 2 km), Arazi Darya Bramd Belatajowal (under 2 km) and Bela Tajowal (under 2 km).

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

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