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About Burj Hari Singh Village

Burj Hari Singh is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,636, made up of 1,921 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Hari Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Hari Singh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141109
Area (hectares) 704 hectares
Population 3,636
Male Population 1,921
Female Population 1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Burj Hari Singh compares

By the 2011 count Burj Hari Singh is the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 704 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 898.

Getting to Burj Hari Singh

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

Burj Hari Singh lies about 35 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 14 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 Hari Singh
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 4.9 km
Nearest town Rāikot 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Chaukiman 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 35 km

Villages closest to Burj Hari Singh

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 Hari Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Hari Singh village had a population of 3,636. That makes it the 10th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Burj Hari Singh village has 1,921 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Hari Singh has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Burj Hari Singh is 141109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Hari Singh covers 704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Hari Singh falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Hari Singh is Chaukiman, about 14 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 Burj Hari Singh.

Burj Hari Singh 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.

Burj Hari Singh is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 4.9 km away. Rāikot is about 4.9 km away. Chaukiman is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Rai (under 2 km), Ruppa Patti (2.0 km) and Nurpur (2.5 km).

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

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