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About Begowal Village

Begowal 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 760, made up of 382 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 382
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Begowal compares

By the 2011 count Begowal is the 185th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Begowal

Begowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Begowal as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begowal from other places

Begowal lies about 12 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 Begowal
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 15 km

Villages closest to Begowal

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 Begowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Begowal village had a population of 760. That makes it the 185th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Begowal village has 382 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begowal has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Begowal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begowal covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Begowal 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 <5 km distance for Begowal.

Begowal is about 12 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.

Begowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 11 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phambra (under 2 km), Burj Tehal Dass (under 2 km) and Kharkuwal (2.3 km).

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

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