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About Bakraur Village

Bakraur is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 231 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakraur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143102
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 231
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakraur compares

By the 2011 count Bakraur is the 243rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bakraur

Bakraur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakraur as Available within <5 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 Bakraur from other places

Bakraur lies about 20 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.4 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 Bakraur
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 7.4 km
District headquarters Amritsar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 21 km

Villages closest to Bakraur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Bakraur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakraur village had a population of 441. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bakraur village has 231 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakraur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bakraur is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakraur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakraur falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakraur is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakraur.

Bakraur is about 20 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakraur is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 7.4 km away. Amritsar is about 20 km away. Ajnala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barar (under 2 km), Madoke (1.7 km) and Chawinda Kalan (2.4 km).

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

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