About Bilga Village

Bilga is one of the larger villages in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,125, made up of 5,182 males and 4,943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilga village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144036
Area (hectares)	1603 hectares
Population	10,125
Male Population	5,182
Female Population	4,943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bilga compares

By the 2011 count Bilga is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 1603 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bilga

Bilga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bilga 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bilga from other places

Bilga lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, 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 Bilga
Nearest railway station	Bilga	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	14 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	32 km

Villages closest to Bilga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilga village had a population of 10,125. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bilga village has 5,182 males and 4,943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilga has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bilga is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilga covers 1603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bilga falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bilga is Bilga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bilga is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilga is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about under 2 km away. Jandiāla is about 13 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.