Bachhowal

31°03′01″N 75°47′34″E / 31.0503328°N 75.7928216°E / 31.0503328; 75.7928216Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictJalandharTehsilPhillaurGovernment • TypePanchayat raj • BodyGram panchayatElevation246 m (807 ft)Population • Total752^[1] Sex ratio 374/378 ♂/♀Languages • OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code01826ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB 37Post officeBara PindWebsitejalandhar.nic.in

Bachhowal 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 a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

Schedule caste (SC) members constitute 53.06% of the total population of the village, and the rest 46.94% consist of Jatt farmers (GENERAL) and (OBC). The village does not 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.

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.

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