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About Bhundar Village

Bhundar is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,960, made up of 1,564 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhundar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152112
Area (hectares) 1218 hectares
Population 2,960
Male Population 1,564
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhundar compares

By the 2011 count Bhundar is the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 1218 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bhundar

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

How far is Bhundar from other places

Bhundar lies about 17 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 15 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 Bhundar
Nearest town Malout 13 km
Nearest railway station Faqarsar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 17 km
District headquarters Muktsar 17 km

Villages closest to Bhundar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhundar village had a population of 2,960. That makes it the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Bhundar village has 1,564 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhundar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bhundar is 152112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhundar covers 1218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhundar falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhundar is Faqarsar, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhundar.

Bhundar is about 17 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhundar is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 13 km away. Faqarsar is about 15 km away. Gidderbaha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karniwala (2.4 km), Landewala (2.6 km) and Duhewala (2.6 km).

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

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