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About Bulandpur Village

Bulandpur is a large village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,083, made up of 2,200 males and 1,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144004
Area (hectares) 245.3 hectares
Population 4,083
Male Population 2,200
Female Population 1,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bulandpur compares

By the 2011 count Bulandpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 245.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bulandpur

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

Bulandpur 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 Bulandpur
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 Bulandpur

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 Bulandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulandpur village had a population of 4,083. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bulandpur village has 2,200 males and 1,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulandpur has about 856 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 Bulandpur is 144004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulandpur covers 245.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bulandpur 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 Bulandpur.

Bulandpur 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.

Bulandpur 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 Bula (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 Bulandpur today is likely to be higher.

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