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About Burj Kaila Village

Burj Kaila is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 186 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Kaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Kaila village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 186
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burj Kaila compares

By the 2011 count Burj Kaila is the 189th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 957.

Getting to Burj Kaila

Burj Kaila 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 Burj Kaila 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burj Kaila from other places

Burj Kaila lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 5.0 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 Burj Kaila
Nearest railway station Bilga 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 36 km

Villages closest to Burj Kaila

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.

Common questions about Burj Kaila

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Kaila village had a population of 348. That makes it the 189th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Burj Kaila village has 186 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Kaila has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Burj Kaila covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Kaila falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Kaila is Bilga, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Kaila.

Burj Kaila is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Kaila is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 5.0 km away. Phillaur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thammanwal (under 2 km), Khokhewal (1.7 km) and Bhullar (2.6 km).

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

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