About Bakhu Shah Village

Bakhu Shah is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 260 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhu Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhu Shah village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Fazilka
Pincode	152123
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	531
Male Population	260
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhu Shah compares

By the 2011 count Bakhu Shah is the 126th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bakhu Shah

Bakhu Shah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhu Shah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bakhu Shah from other places

Bakhu Shah lies about 86 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Fazilka Junction, about 7.0 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 Bakhu Shah
Nearest railway station	Fazilka Junction	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fazilka	7.2 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	86 km

Villages closest to Bakhu Shah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Bakhu Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhu Shah village had a population of 531. That makes it the 126th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Bakhu Shah village has 260 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhu Shah has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Bakhu Shah is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhu Shah covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhu Shah falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakhu Shah is Fazilka Junction, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bakhu Shah.

Bakhu Shah is about 86 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhu Shah is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Fazilka Junction is about 7.0 km away. Fazilka is about 7.2 km away. Firozpur is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.