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]
Ballowal is located at 30.7697°N 75.7478°W. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 ft).
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.