Bachhowal

Bachhowal ਬਛੋਵਾਲ
Village
Bachhowal Show map of Punjab Bachhowal Show map of India Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°03′01″N 75°47′34″E / 31.0503328°N 75.7928216°E / 31.0503328; 75.7928216Coordinates: 31°03′01″N 75°47′34″E / 31.0503328°N 75.7928216°E / 31.0503328; 75.7928216
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	752^[1]
	Sex ratio 374/378 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	144418
Telephone code	01826
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Vehicle registration	PB 37
Post office	Bara Pind
Website	jalandhar.nic.in

Bachhowal (Punjabi: ਬਛੋਵਾਲ) is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 9.5 km away from Goraya, 43 km from Jalandhar and 117 km from state capital Chandigarh. Bachhowal has postal head office in Bara Pind which is 10 km away from the village. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village.^[2]

Caste

The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 53.06% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational Primary school (Pri Bachhowal School). The school provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme and the meal prepared in school premises. The school was founded in 1970.^[3]

Transport

Rail

Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station however, Bhatian Railway Station is 6 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 37.5 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 136 km away in Amritsar.

References

↑ "Bachhowal Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
↑ "About the village". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
↑ "Detail Of School". ICBSE. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

Jalandhar district

Cities and villages in Jalandhar district	Adampur Alawalpur Apra Akalpur Anihar Ashahoor Ashaur Atta Atti Aujla Dhak Bachhowal Bainapur Bakapur Bansian Bhattian Bhogpur Burj Pukhta‎ Chak Des Raj Chak Sahbu Chhaula Chhokran Dhuleta Dosanjh Kalan Ganna Pind Garha Garhi Mahan Singh Goraya Jajo Mazara Jalandhar Jalandhar Cantonment Jandiala Jhungian Mahansingh Kadiana Kang Jagir Kartarpur Katana Katpalon Khaira Mushtarka Khanpur Kot Garewal Kotli Khakhian Ladian Landhra Lasara Lohgarh Lohian Khas Mallian Kalan Mandi Mansurpur Moron Nakodar Nagar Nurewal Nurmahal Pal Qadiam Palnau Panj Dhera Phalpota Phillaur Raipur Araiyan Raipur Sagnewal Ramgarh Rasulpur Ratainda Rurka Kalan Rurka Khurd Saifabad Sailkiyana Samrari Sansarpur Sarinh Shahkot Shahpur Shankar Sultanpur Tarkhan Mazara Tehang Turan

Other districts	Ajitgarh Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Fazilka Firozpur Gurudaspur Hoshiarpur Kapurthala Ludhiana Mansa Moga Pathankot Patiala Rupnagar Sangrur Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran

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