Begowal | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.6125°N 75.5194°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
Founder: | Khokhar Rajputs |
Government Type: | Nagar Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 225 |
Population Total: | 10,116 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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: | 144621 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01822 |
Registration Plate: | PB 09/57 |
Begowal is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.[1] Located 35 kilometers north of Kapurthala City, the town has an average elevation of 225 metres (738 feet). Begowal is called NRI's area. Many of them are in USA and Canada. The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people. Before partition, Begowal belonged to Muslim (Khokhar Rajputs) jagirdar Chaudhary Fazal Mohammad Khan, and later his three sons, Chaudhary Abdul Aziz, Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (a judge of the Kapurthala High Court), and General Aziz Ahmed (of INA fame).