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About Burj Hakiman Village

Burj Hakiman is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 639 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Hakiman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Hakiman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141107
Area (hectares) 468 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 639
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Hakiman compares

By the 2011 count Burj Hakiman is the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 468 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Burj Hakiman

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

Burj Hakiman lies about 31 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, 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 Burj Hakiman
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 7.6 km
Nearest town Rāikot 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Dhat 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 31 km

Villages closest to Burj Hakiman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Hakiman village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Burj Hakiman village has 639 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Hakiman has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Burj Hakiman is 141107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Hakiman covers 468 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Hakiman falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Hakiman is Dhat, about 16 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 Hakiman.

Burj Hakiman is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Hakiman is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 7.6 km away. Rāikot is about 7.6 km away. Dhat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Littar (under 2 km), Dhalian (under 2 km) and Basraon (2.5 km).

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

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