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About Bujrak Village

Bujrak is a large village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,273 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bujrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bujrak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 678 hectares
Population 2,368
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bujrak compares

By the 2011 count Bujrak is the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 678 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Bujrak

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

Bujrak lies about 38 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 28 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 Bujrak
Tehsil headquarters Samana 10 km
Nearest town Samāna 10 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 28 km
District headquarters Patiala 38 km

Villages closest to Bujrak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bujrak village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 14th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Bujrak village has 1,273 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bujrak has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Bujrak covers 678 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bujrak falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bujrak is Kalhemajra, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bujrak.

Bujrak is about 38 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bujrak is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 10 km away. Samāna is about 10 km away. Kalhemajra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Premgarh (2.2 km), Dharamgarh (2.4 km) and Ghangrouli (2.7 km).

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

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