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About Burj Araian Village

Burj Araian is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 353 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Araian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Araian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 353
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burj Araian compares

By the 2011 count Burj Araian is the 248th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Burj Araian

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

How far is Burj Araian from other places

Burj Araian lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 5.0 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 Burj Araian
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 6.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 6.6 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Burj Araian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Araian village had a population of 677. That makes it the 248th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Burj Araian village has 353 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Araian has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Burj Araian is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Araian covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Araian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Araian is Batala Junction, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Araian.

Burj Araian is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Araian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 5.0 km away. Batala is about 6.6 km away. Batāla is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choranwali (under 2 km), Chandke (under 2 km) and Haruwal (1.6 km).

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

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