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About Bhaikha Village

Bhaikha is a mid sized village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 722 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaikha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaikha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142038
Area (hectares) 405 hectares
Population 1,427
Male Population 722
Female Population 705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaikha compares

By the 2011 count Bhaikha is the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bhaikha

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

Bhaikha lies about 37 km from Moga. 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 Bhaikha
Nearest town Rampura Phul 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 25 km
District headquarters Moga 37 km

Villages closest to Bhaikha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Bhaikha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaikha village had a population of 1,427. That makes it the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Bhaikha village has 722 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaikha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bhaikha is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaikha covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaikha falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhaikha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaikha.

Bhaikha is about 37 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaikha is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Rampura Phul is about 23 km away. Bagha Purana is about 25 km away. Moga is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhilwan (10 km), Tharaj (12 km) and Gulabe Singhwala (13 km).

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

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