Ballowal Explained

Ballowal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.7697°N 75.7478°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ludhiana
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4
Elevation M:246
Population Total:2500
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:141202
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0161
Registration Plate:PB-10
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ludhiana
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Ludhiana
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Dakha

Ballowal (Punjabi: Panjabi; 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 Panjabi; Punjabi: suaa (Panjabi; Punjabi: 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 30.7697°N 75.7478°W. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballowal . census2011.co.in . 10 July 2016.