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About Burewala Village

Burewala is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 166 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 152021
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 166
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burewala compares

By the 2011 count Burewala is the 164th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Burewala

Burewala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burewala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burewala from other places

Burewala lies about 26 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallanwala Khas, about 4.8 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 Burewala
Nearest railway station Mallanwala Khas 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 26 km

Villages closest to Burewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Burewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Burewala village had a population of 303. That makes it the 164th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Burewala village has 166 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burewala has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Burewala is 152021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burewala covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burewala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burewala is Mallanwala Khas, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Burewala.

Burewala is about 26 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burewala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Mallanwala Khas is about 4.8 km away. Zira is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurdittiwala (under 2 km), Bhagoke (under 2 km) and Valtoha (3.1 km).

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

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