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About Birowal Village

Birowal is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 468 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144515
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 468
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birowal compares

By the 2011 count Birowal is the 153rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Birowal

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

Birowal lies about 17 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Birowal
Nearest town Bālāchor 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 12 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Birowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birowal village had a population of 926. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Birowal village has 468 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birowal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Birowal is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birowal covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birowal falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Birowal is Rahon, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Birowal.

Birowal is about 17 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.

Birowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 6.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadla (1.7 km), Mirpur Jattan (2.2 km) and Daulatpur (3.4 km).

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

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