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About Garhi Bukhsha Village

Garhi Bukhsha is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 571 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Bukhsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Bukhsha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 215.2 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 571
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garhi Bukhsha compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Bukhsha is the 78th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 215.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 945.

Getting to Garhi Bukhsha

Garhi Bukhsha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhi Bukhsha 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 Garhi Bukhsha from other places

Garhi Bukhsha lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 1.9 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 Garhi Bukhsha
Nearest railway station Machrowal 1.9 km
Nearest town Adampur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Garhi Bukhsha

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 Garhi Bukhsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Bukhsha village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 78th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Garhi Bukhsha village has 571 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Bukhsha has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Bukhsha is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Bukhsha covers 215.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhi Bukhsha falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Bukhsha is Machrowal, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Garhi Bukhsha.

Garhi Bukhsha 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.

Garhi Bukhsha is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 1.9 km away. Adampur is about 12 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 Shakarpur (under 2 km), Kandhala Guru (under 2 km) and Talwandi Abdar (under 2 km).

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

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