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About Billon Village

Billon is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 80 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Billon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Billon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141121
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 80
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Billon compares

By the 2011 count Billon is the 173rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Billon

Billon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Billon 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. The nearest villages by name are Bharthala, Bhattian, Bhaurla Bet and Bhourla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Billon

As per the Census of India 2011, Billon village had a population of 145. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Billon village has 80 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Billon has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Billon is 141121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Billon covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Billon falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Billon notes the nearest railway station 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 Billon.

Billon is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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