About Bhukhri Kalan Village

Bhukhri Kalan is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 672 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhri Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141112
Area (hectares)	358 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	672
Female Population	595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhukhri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhri Kalan is the 78th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bhukhri Kalan

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

Bhukhri Kalan lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 8.4 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 Bhukhri Kalan
Nearest railway station	Dhandarikalan	8.4 km
Nearest town	Sānehwāl	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	12 km

Villages closest to Bhukhri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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.

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Common questions about Bhukhri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhri Kalan village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 78th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Bhukhri Kalan village has 672 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhri Kalan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhri Kalan is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhri Kalan covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukhri Kalan falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhukhri Kalan is Dhandarikalan, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukhri Kalan.

Bhukhri Kalan is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukhri Kalan is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhandarikalan is about 8.4 km away. Sānehwāl is about 9.3 km away. Ludhiana East is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.