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About Bhukhapuri Village

Bhukhapuri is a mid sized village in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 546 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhapuri village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132117
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 546
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukhapuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhapuri is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bhukhapuri

Bhukhapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhukhapuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhukhapuri from other places

Bhukhapuri lies about 27 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Jyotisar, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhukhapuri
Nearest railway station Jyotisar 9.6 km
Nearest town Thānesar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 14 km
District headquarters Karnal 27 km

Villages closest to Bhukhapuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nilokheri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhukhapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhapuri village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Bhukhapuri village has 546 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhapuri has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhapuri is 132117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhapuri covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukhapuri falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Bhukhapuri is Jyotisar, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukhapuri.

Bhukhapuri is about 27 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukhapuri is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Jyotisar is about 9.6 km away. Thānesar is about 13 km away. Nilokheri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bursham (under 2 km), Gitalpur (2.4 km) and Sanwat (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhukhapuri today is likely to be higher.

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