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About Buray Jattan Village

Buray Jattan is a mid sized village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 468 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buray Jattan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buray Jattan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146113
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 468
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buray Jattan compares

By the 2011 count Buray Jattan is the 133rd largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Buray Jattan

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

How far is Buray Jattan from other places

Buray Jattan lies about 17 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 11 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 Buray Jattan
Nearest railway station Cholang 11 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hoshiarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Buray Jattan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hoshiarpur 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 Buray Jattan

As per the Census of India 2011, Buray Jattan village had a population of 941. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Buray Jattan village has 468 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buray Jattan has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Buray Jattan is 146113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buray Jattan covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Buray Jattan falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Buray Jattan is Cholang, about 11 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 village for Buray Jattan.

Buray Jattan is about 17 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buray Jattan is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 11 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Kalan (under 2 km), Burey Rajputan (under 2 km) and Sarhala (under 2 km).

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

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