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About Burar Village

Burar is a mid sized village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 643 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 643
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burar compares

By the 2011 count Burar is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 903.

Getting to Burar

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

How far is Burar from other places

Burar lies about 50 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 25 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 Burar
Tehsil headquarters Patran 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Govindgarh Khokhar 25 km
District headquarters Patiala 50 km

Villages closest to Burar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burar village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Burar village has 643 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Burar is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burar covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burar falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burar is Govindgarh Khokhar, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Burar.

Burar is about 50 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burar is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 4.1 km away. Govindgarh Khokhar is about 25 km away. Patiala is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampura Dugal (under 2 km), Daftriwala (1.7 km) and Nial (2.4 km).

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

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