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About Budhimal Village

Budhimal is a mid sized village in Muktsar tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 412 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhimal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Muktsar
Pincode 152025
Area (hectares) 443 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 412
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhimal compares

By the 2011 count Budhimal is the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 443 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Budhimal

Budhimal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Budhimal as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhimal from other places

Budhimal lies about 18 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Bariwala, about 8.1 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 Budhimal
Nearest railway station Bariwala 8.1 km
Nearest town Farīdkot 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktsar 18 km

Villages closest to Budhimal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhimal village had a population of 774. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Budhimal village has 412 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhimal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Budhimal is 152025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhimal covers 443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Budhimal falls under Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Budhimal is Bariwala, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Budhimal.

Budhimal is about 18 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhimal is in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district. Bariwala is about 8.1 km away. Farīdkot is about 14 km away. Muktsar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandoke (2.1 km), Randhawa (3.1 km) and Chak Baja Madahar (3.2 km).

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

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