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About Bhukhri Khurd Village

Bhukhri Khurd is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 160 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhri Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhri Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 160
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhukhri Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhri Khurd is the 164th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bhukhri Khurd

Bhukhri Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhukhri Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhukhri Khurd from other places

Bhukhri Khurd lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 9.0 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 9.0 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 12 km

Villages closest to Bhukhri Khurd

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.

Common questions about Bhukhri Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhri Khurd village had a population of 323. That makes it the 164th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Bhukhri Khurd village has 160 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhri Khurd has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

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

Bhukhri Khurd covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhukhri Khurd is Dhandarikalan, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukhri Khurd.

Bhukhri Khurd 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 Khurd is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhandarikalan is about 9.0 km away. Sānehwāl is about 9.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhukhri Kalan (under 2 km), Dhanansu (1.7 km) and Khasi Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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