About Burj Village

Burj is a large village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,578, made up of 1,349 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Bathinda
Tehsil	Talwandi Sabo
Pincode	151509
Area (hectares)	731 hectares
Population	2,578
Male Population	1,349
Female Population	1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burj compares

By the 2011 count Burj is the 39th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Burj

Burj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burj as Available within 5 - 10 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 Burj from other places

Burj lies about 31 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Maur, about 6.1 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 Burj
Nearest railway station	Maur	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talwandi Sabo	11 km
District headquarters	Bathinda	31 km

Villages closest to Burj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Burj

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj village had a population of 2,578. That makes it the 39th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Burj village has 1,349 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Burj is 151509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj is Maur, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj.

Burj is about 31 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Maur is about 6.1 km away. Talwandi Sabo is about 11 km away. Bathinda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.