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About Burj Kalara Village

Burj Kalara is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 774 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Kalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Kalara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142031
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 774
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Kalara compares

By the 2011 count Burj Kalara is the 66th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Burj Kalara

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

How far is Burj Kalara from other places

Burj Kalara lies about 56 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 24 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 Kalara
Nearest town Rāikot 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 23 km
Nearest railway station Nanaksar 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 56 km

Villages closest to Burj Kalara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Kalara village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 66th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Burj Kalara village has 774 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Kalara has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Burj Kalara is 142031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Kalara covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Kalara falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Kalara is Nanaksar, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Kalara.

Burj Kalara is about 56 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Kalara is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rāikot is about 20 km away. Jagraon is about 23 km away. Nanaksar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathur (2.8 km), Chakkar (6.2 km) and Lakha (6.7 km).

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

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