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Bachhowal

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Country
  
India

District
  
Jalandhar

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Elevation
  
246 m

Area code
  
01826

State
  
Punjab

Tehsil
  
Phillaur

PIN
  
144418

Population
  
752 (2011)

Government body
  
Gram panchayat

Bachhowal

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.

Contents

Map of Bachhowal, Punjab 144410

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.

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 Wikipedia