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About Bhaowal Village

Bhaowal is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 278 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 278
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Bhaowal compares

By the 2011 count Bhaowal is the 156th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bhaowal

Bhaowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaowal 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 Bhaowal from other places

Bhaowal lies about 37 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gharyala, about 8.7 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 Bhaowal
Nearest railway station Gharyala 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 17 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 37 km

Villages closest to Bhaowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaowal village had a population of 502. That makes it the 156th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Bhaowal village has 278 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaowal has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bhaowal is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaowal covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaowal falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhaowal is Gharyala, about 8.7 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 Bhaowal.

Bhaowal is about 37 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaowal is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Gharyala is about 8.7 km away. Patti is about 17 km away. Tarn Taran is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojoke (under 2 km), Bangla Rai (1.5 km) and Kot Budha (1.8 km).

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

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