Ballowal
Village
Ballowal Old Bridge
Ballowal Old Bridge
Ballowal is located in Punjab
Ballowal
Ballowal
Location in Punjab, India
Ballowal is located in India
Ballowal
Ballowal
Ballowal (India)
Coordinates: 30°46′11″N 75°44′52″E / 30.769661°N 75.747771°E / 30.769661; 75.747771
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictLudhiana
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 • Total2,500
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
141202
Telephone code0161
Vehicle registrationPB-10
Nearest cityLudhiana
Lok Sabha constituencyLudhiana
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDakha
Websitewww.ballowal.in

Ballowal (Punjabi: ਬੱਲੋਵਾਲ) is a small village situated in district Ludhiana, Punjab, India. This village is about 15 km from Ludhiana city. The population of this village is approximately 2500. There is a canal on one side of the village and a suaa (ਸੂਆ) on the other side of the village. Although it is a small village, yet it has all the necessary basic facilities for the people. A Government School, in this village, provides education to the students. A dispensary provides medical facilities to the villagers. A veterinary hospital keeps the animals, especially buffaloes and cows, healthy by giving them necessary meditation.[1]

Geography

Ballowal is located at 30°46′11″N 75°44′52″E / 30.769661°N 75.747771°E / 30.769661; 75.747771. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 ft).

Climate

Ballowal features a semiarid climate under the Köppen climate classification, with three defined seasons; summer, monsoon and winter. Summers, which range from April through June in the village, tends to be very hot and very dry with average highs in May and June hovering around 40 degrees Celsius. The monsoon season which runs from July through September, sees a slight decrease in average temperatures but an increase in humidity. The bulk of the village’s annual precipitation is received during the monsoon season. October and November is dry; more similar to a summer month than a monsoon month, though November is noticeably cooler than a summer month. Average temperatures though tend to decrease during the course of each of these months. December through February, which forms the winter months, is relatively mild with warm days and chilly nights. March is more of a sharp transitional month from winter to summer. Ballowal on average sees roughly 730 mm of precipitation annually.

References

  1. ↑ "Ballowal". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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