About Bitlan Village

Bitlan is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 354 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bitlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bitlan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144041
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	696
Male Population	354
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bitlan compares

By the 2011 count Bitlan is the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bitlan

Bitlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bitlan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bitlan from other places

Bitlan lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 14 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 Bitlan
Nearest railway station	Sidhwan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	16 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	39 km

Villages closest to Bitlan

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

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Common questions about Bitlan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bitlan village had a population of 696. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Bitlan village has 354 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bitlan has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bitlan is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bitlan covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bitlan falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bitlan is Sidhwan, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bitlan.

Bitlan is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bitlan is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 14 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Jalandhar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.