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About Bhakhri Village

Bhakhri is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 182 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 182
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhri is the 251st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 934.

Getting to Bhakhri

Bhakhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhakhri as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakhri from other places

Bhakhri lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 13 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 Bhakhri
Nearest town Kathua 13 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Bhakhri

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 Bhakhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhri village had a population of 352. That makes it the 251st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bhakhri village has 182 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhakhri is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakhri covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakhri falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhri is Budhi, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhakhri.

Bhakhri is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakhri is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 13 km away. Budhi is about 13 km away. Pathankot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janial (under 2 km), Samrala (under 2 km) and Chak Amir (1.6 km).

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

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