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About Burj Duna Village

Burj Duna is a mid sized village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 763 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Duna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Duna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142056
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 763
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Duna compares

By the 2011 count Burj Duna is the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Burj Duna

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

Burj Duna lies about 16 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Parao Mahna, about 16 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 Duna
Nearest town Bagha Purana 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 12 km
Nearest railway station Parao Mahna 16 km
District headquarters Moga 16 km

Villages closest to Burj Duna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Duna

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Duna village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Burj Duna village has 763 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Duna has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Burj Duna is 142056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Duna covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Duna falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Duna is Parao Mahna, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Duna.

Burj Duna is about 16 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Duna is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 12 km away. Nihal Singhwala is about 12 km away. Parao Mahna is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gholia Khurd (2.0 km), Raoke Kalan (5.0 km) and Manuke (5.9 km).

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

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