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About Bodewal Village

Bodewal is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 267 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bodewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bodewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 267
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bodewal compares

By the 2011 count Bodewal is the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 922.

Getting to Bodewal

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

How far is Bodewal from other places

Bodewal lies about 24 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 5.2 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 Bodewal
Nearest railway station Saidpur Jalalabad 5.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 24 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 24 km

Villages closest to Bodewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Bodewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bodewal village had a population of 522. That makes it the 78th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Bodewal village has 267 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bodewal has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bodewal is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bodewal covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bodewal falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bodewal is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bodewal.

Bodewal is about 24 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bodewal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 5.2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 16 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gill Kaler (under 2 km), Uppal (under 2 km) and Sarai Talwandi (under 2 km).

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

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