About Bhakna Kalan Village

Bhakna Kalan is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,264, made up of 1,725 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakna Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakna Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar II
Pincode	143107
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	3,264
Male Population	1,725
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakna Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhakna Kalan is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Bhakna Kalan

Bhakna Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhakna Kalan 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 Bhakna Kalan from other places

Bhakna Kalan lies about 15 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Khasa, about 3.5 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 Bhakna Kalan
Nearest railway station	Khasa	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar II	15 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	15 km

Villages closest to Bhakna Kalan

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

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Common questions about Bhakna Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakna Kalan village had a population of 3,264. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Bhakna Kalan village has 1,725 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakna Kalan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Bhakna Kalan is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakna Kalan covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhakna Kalan falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhakna Kalan is Khasa, about 3.5 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 Bhakna Kalan.

Bhakna Kalan is about 15 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakna Kalan is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Khasa is about 3.5 km away. Amritsar II is about 15 km away. Amritsar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.