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About Burj Littan Village

Burj Littan is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,915, made up of 1,024 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Littan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Littan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141107
Area (hectares) 490 hectares
Population 1,915
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Littan compares

By the 2011 count Burj Littan is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Burj Littan

Burj Littan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burj Littan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burj Littan from other places

Burj Littan lies about 30 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 13 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 Littan
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 7.8 km
Nearest town Rāikot 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhat 13 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 30 km

Villages closest to Burj Littan

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 Littan

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Littan village had a population of 1,915. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Burj Littan village has 1,024 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Littan has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

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

Burj Littan covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Burj Littan is Dhat, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Burj Littan.

Burj Littan is about 30 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Littan is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 7.8 km away. Rāikot is about 7.8 km away. Dhat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halwara (1.8 km), Barmi (2.6 km) and Littar (2.7 km).

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

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