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About Budhanwala Village

Budhanwala is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 329 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhanwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 160.66 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 329
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Budhanwala compares

By the 2011 count Budhanwala is the 89th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 160.66 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Budhanwala

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

Budhanwala lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 6.5 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 Budhanwala
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 6.5 km
Nearest town Nakodar 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Budhanwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhanwala village had a population of 678. That makes it the 89th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Budhanwala village has 329 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhanwala has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Budhanwala is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhanwala covers 160.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhanwala falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Budhanwala is Malsian Shahkot, about 6.5 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 Budhanwala.

Budhanwala is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhanwala is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 3.3 km away. Malsian Shahkot is about 6.5 km away. Nakodar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandhanwal (under 2 km), Bajwa Kalan (1.8 km) and Fazalwal (2.1 km).

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

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