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About Hujra Village

Hujra is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 297 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hujra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hujra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142025
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 297
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Hujra compares

By the 2011 count Hujra is the 115th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 919.

Getting to Hujra

The census records public bus service for Hujra 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 Hujra from other places

Hujra lies about 35 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 16 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 Hujra
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 16 km
Nearest town Nakodar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 35 km

Villages closest to Hujra

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 Hujra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hujra village had a population of 590. That makes it the 115th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Hujra village has 297 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hujra has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Hujra is 142025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hujra covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hujra falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hujra is Sidhwan, about 16 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 Hujra.

Hujra is about 35 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hujra is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sidhwan is about 16 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Jagraon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Gujjran (1.7 km), Khurshedpur (1.8 km) and Maddepur (2.2 km).

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

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