Begowal

Begowal
Town
Begowal Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°36′45″N 75°31′10″E / 31.61250°N 75.51944°E / 31.61250; 75.51944
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Founded by	Khokhar Rajputs
Government
• Type	Nagar Panchayat
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,116
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	144621
Telephone code	01822
Vehicle registration	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,^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]} The town's population includes of Labana, Jatt, Rajput, Brahmin, Khatri people.^{[citation needed]} 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).^{[citation needed]}

• DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KAPURTHALA 2011 - VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)