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About Budhewal Village

Budhewal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 162 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144211
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 162
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Budhewal compares

By the 2011 count Budhewal is the 248th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Budhewal

The census records public bus service for Budhewal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhewal from other places

Budhewal lies about 53 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Budhewal
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 2.4 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 2.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 53 km

Villages closest to Budhewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhewal village had a population of 313. That makes it the 248th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Budhewal village has 162 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhewal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Budhewal is 144211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhewal covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhewal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Budhewal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Budhewal.

Budhewal is about 53 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhewal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 2.4 km away. Mukeriān is about 2.4 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trangalian (under 2 km), Kharak Balrah (under 2 km) and Chahang Hamel (under 2 km).

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

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