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About Budhupur Village

Budhupur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 650 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 650
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Budhupur compares

By the 2011 count Budhupur is the 53rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Budhupur

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

How far is Budhupur from other places

Budhupur lies about 58 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about under 2 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 Budhupur
Nearest railway station Musahibpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 3.7 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 58 km

Villages closest to Budhupur

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 Budhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhupur village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Budhupur village has 650 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhupur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Budhupur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhupur covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhupur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Budhupur is Musahibpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Budhupur.

Budhupur is about 58 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhupur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about under 2 km away. Mukerian is about 3.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Khurd (under 2 km), Aima Mangat (under 2 km) and Behbal Manj (under 2 km).

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

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