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About Bhaur Village

Bhaur is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 351 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 193.85 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 351
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhaur compares

By the 2011 count Bhaur is the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 193.85 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bhaur

The census records public bus service for Bhaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhaur from other places

Bhaur lies about 19 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, 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 Bhaur
Nearest railway station Dudwindi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 7.8 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 19 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 19 km

Villages closest to Bhaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Bhaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaur village had a population of 699. That makes it the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Bhaur village has 351 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhaur is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaur covers 193.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaur falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhaur is Dudwindi, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Bhaur.

Bhaur is about 19 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaur is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Dudwindi is about under 2 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 7.8 km away. Kapurthala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakkotla (under 2 km), Sech (under 2 km) and Mahablipur (1.9 km).

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

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