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About Bhinder Village

Bhinder is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,017, made up of 1,580 males and 1,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhinder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhinder village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143112
Area (hectares) 589 hectares
Population 3,017
Male Population 1,580
Female Population 1,437
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhinder compares

By the 2011 count Bhinder is the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 923.

Getting to Bhinder

Bhinder is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhinder 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhinder from other places

Bhinder lies about 32 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 2.5 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 Bhinder
Nearest railway station Butari 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 7.1 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 32 km

Villages closest to Bhinder

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Bhinder

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhinder village had a population of 3,017. That makes it the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Bhinder village has 1,580 males and 1,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhinder 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 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhinder is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhinder covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhinder falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhinder is Butari, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhinder.

Bhinder is about 32 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhinder is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 2.5 km away. Baba Bakala is about 7.1 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naranjanpur Fattuwal (1.8 km), Butari (2.1 km) and Nijjar (2.2 km).

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

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