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About Bhourla Village

Bhourla is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 748 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhourla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhourla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141412
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 748
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhourla compares

By the 2011 count Bhourla is the 44th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bhourla

Bhourla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhourla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhourla from other places

Bhourla lies about 31 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about under 2 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 Bhourla
Nearest railway station Chawapail under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 10 km
Nearest town Khanna 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 31 km

Villages closest to Bhourla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhourla village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 44th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bhourla village has 748 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhourla 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 908.

The pincode recorded for Bhourla is 141412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhourla covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhourla falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhourla is Chawapail, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhourla.

Bhourla 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.

Bhourla is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about under 2 km away. Samrala is about 10 km away. Khanna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawa (under 2 km), Bagli Khurd (1.6 km) and Harbanspura (1.6 km).

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

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