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About Bheri Bazurg Village

Bheri Bazurg is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 439 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheri Bazurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheri Bazurg village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 563 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 439
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bheri Bazurg compares

By the 2011 count Bheri Bazurg is the 159th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 563 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bheri Bazurg

Bheri Bazurg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bheri Bazurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bheri Bazurg from other places

Bheri Bazurg lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 2.8 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 Bheri Bazurg
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 2.8 km
Nearest town Kathua 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Bheri Bazurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Bheri Bazurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheri Bazurg village had a population of 798. That makes it the 159th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bheri Bazurg village has 439 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheri Bazurg has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bheri Bazurg is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bheri Bazurg covers 563 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bheri Bazurg falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bheri Bazurg is Madhopur Punjab, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bheri Bazurg.

Bheri Bazurg is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bheri Bazurg is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Madhopur Punjab is about 2.8 km away. Kathua is about 4.3 km away. Pathankot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhol Chak (1.8 km), Shahar (2.4 km) and Madhopur (2.6 km).

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

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