About Bugra Village

Bugra is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 177 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bugra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bugra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144520
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	327
Male Population	177
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bugra compares

By the 2011 count Bugra is the 244th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 961.

Getting to Bugra

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

How far is Bugra from other places

Bugra lies about 28 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 6.9 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 Bugra
Nearest railway station	Saila Khurd	6.9 km
Nearest town	Banga	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	16 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	28 km

Villages closest to Bugra

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

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Common questions about Bugra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bugra village had a population of 327. That makes it the 244th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bugra village has 177 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bugra has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bugra is 144520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bugra covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bugra falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bugra is Saila Khurd, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bugra.

Bugra is about 28 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bugra is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 6.9 km away. Banga is about 12 km away. Garhshankar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.