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About Burj Jawahar Singhwala Village

Burj Jawahar Singhwala is a mid sized village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 861 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Jawahar Singhwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151208
Area (hectares) 360.41 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 861
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Jawahar Singhwala compares

By the 2011 count Burj Jawahar Singhwala is the 36th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 360.41 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Burj Jawahar Singhwala

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

Burj Jawahar Singhwala lies about 27 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 13 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 Jawahar Singhwala
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 13 km
Nearest railway station Ajit Gill Matta 13 km
Nearest town Jaito 13 km
District headquarters Faridkot 27 km

Villages closest to Burj Jawahar Singhwala

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 Jawahar Singhwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Jawahar Singhwala village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 36th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala village has 861 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Jawahar Singhwala has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Burj Jawahar Singhwala is 151208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala covers 360.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Jawahar Singhwala is Ajit Gill Matta, about 13 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 Burj Jawahar Singhwala.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala is about 27 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Jawahar Singhwala is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Jaitu is about 13 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 13 km away. Jaito 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 Gondara (3.7 km), Bargari (3.7 km) and Burj Harika (5.0 km).

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

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