About Burj Village

Burj is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 392 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Khamanon
Pincode	140101
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	767
Male Population	392
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj compares

By the 2011 count Burj is the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 Burj from other places

Burj lies about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Noganwan, about 5.7 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	Noganwan	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khamanon	7.0 km
Nearest town	Basi	8.2 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	69 km

Villages closest to Burj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon 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 767. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Burj village has 392 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Burj is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj is Noganwan, about 5.7 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 Burj.

Burj is about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Noganwan is about 5.7 km away. Khamanon is about 7.0 km away. Basi is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.