Ballowal

Ballowal
village
Ballowal

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 30°46′11″N 75°44′52″E / 30.769661°N 75.747771°ECoordinates: 30°46′11″N 75°44′52″E / 30.769661°N 75.747771°E
Country  India
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Area
 • Total 4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population
 • Total 2,500
 • Density 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 141202
Telephone code 0161
Nearest city Ludhiana
Lok Sabha constituency Ludhiana
Vidhan Sabha constituency Dakha
Website www.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.

Geography

Ballowal is located at . 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.

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