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About Urna Village

Urna is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 205 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 205
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Urna compares

By the 2011 count Urna is the 141st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Urna

The census records public bus service for Urna 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urna from other places

Urna lies about 34 km from Ludhiana. 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 Urna
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 5.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Urna

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 Urna

As per the Census of India 2011, Urna village had a population of 382. That makes it the 141st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Urna village has 205 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urna has about 863 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 Urna is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urna covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urna falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Urna notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Urna.

Urna is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urna is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 3.7 km away. Samrala is about 5.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalaha Majra (2.0 km), Garhi Tarkhana (2.6 km) and Harion Khurd (2.9 km).

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

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