About Mari Buchian Village

Mari Buchian is one of the larger villages in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,311, made up of 2,759 males and 2,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mari Buchian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mari Buchian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	2100 hectares
Population	5,311
Male Population	2,759
Female Population	2,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mari Buchian compares

By the 2011 count Mari Buchian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 2100 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Mari Buchian

Mari Buchian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mari Buchian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mari Buchian from other places

Mari Buchian lies about 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 19 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 Mari Buchian
Nearest town	Urmar	19 km
Nearest railway station	Tanda Urmar	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	29 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	44 km

Villages closest to Mari Buchian

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Mari Buchian

As per the Census of India 2011, Mari Buchian village had a population of 5,311. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Mari Buchian village has 2,759 males and 2,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mari Buchian has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Mari Buchian is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mari Buchian covers 2100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mari Buchian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mari Buchian is Tanda Urmar, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mari Buchian.

Mari Buchian is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mari Buchian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 19 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 19 km away. Batala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.