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About Buni Khet Village

Buni Khet is a mid sized village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 851 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buni Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buni Khet village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 851
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buni Khet compares

By the 2011 count Buni Khet is the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Buni Khet

Buni Khet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buni Khet as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Buni Khet from other places

Buni Khet lies about 30 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 Buni Khet
Nearest town Rajaori 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 30 km
District headquarters Punch 30 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 57 km

Villages closest to Buni Khet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surankote 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 Buni Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Buni Khet village had a population of 1,625. That makes it the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Buni Khet village has 851 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buni Khet has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Buni Khet is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buni Khet covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buni Khet falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Buni Khet is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Buni Khet.

Buni Khet is about 30 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buni Khet is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Rajaori is about 27 km away. Surankote is about 30 km away. Punch is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bafliaz (under 2 km), Traran Wali (under 2 km) and Sailan (1.7 km).

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

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