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About Burj Harika Village

Burj Harika is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,309, made up of 1,235 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Harika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Harika village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151204
Area (hectares) 618 hectares
Population 2,309
Male Population 1,235
Female Population 1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Harika compares

By the 2011 count Burj Harika is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 618 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Burj Harika

Burj Harika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burj Harika as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Burj Harika from other places

Burj Harika lies about 22 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Romana Albael Singh, about 10 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 Harika
Nearest railway station Romana Albael Singh 10 km
Nearest town Kotkapura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 13 km
District headquarters Faridkot 22 km

Villages closest to Burj Harika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Harika village had a population of 2,309. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Burj Harika village has 1,235 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Harika has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Burj Harika is 151204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Harika covers 618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Harika falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Harika is Romana Albael Singh, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Burj Harika.

Burj Harika is about 22 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Harika is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Romana Albael Singh is about 10 km away. Kotkapura is about 11 km away. Jaitu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargari (3.9 km), Behbal Kalan (4.3 km) and Burj Jawahar Singhwala (5.0 km).

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

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