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About Bula Village

Bula is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 387 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144622
Area (hectares) 358 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 387
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bula compares

By the 2011 count Bula is the 119th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bula

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

How far is Bula from other places

Bula lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 6.1 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 Bula
Nearest railway station Machrowal 6.1 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Bula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Bula

As per the Census of India 2011, Bula village had a population of 769. That makes it the 119th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bula village has 387 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bula has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bula is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bula covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bula falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bula is Machrowal, about 6.1 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 village for Bula.

Bula is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bula is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 6.1 km away. Kartārpur is about 9.9 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bulandpur (under 2 km), Muridpur (under 2 km) and Ghug (under 2 km).

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

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