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About Bhaini Village

Bhaini is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 392 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaini village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 392
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhaini compares

By the 2011 count Bhaini is the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 892.

Getting to Bhaini

The census records public bus service for Bhaini 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaini from other places

Bhaini lies about 45 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 5.9 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 Bhaini
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 5.9 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 33 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 45 km

Villages closest to Bhaini

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Bhaini

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaini village had a population of 737. That makes it the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bhaini village has 392 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaini has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bhaini is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaini covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaini falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhaini is Lal kalan, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhaini.

Bhaini is about 45 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaini is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Lal kalan is about 5.9 km away. Sānehwāl is about 8.7 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur (4.0 km), Sultanpur (19 km) and Malana (21 km).

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

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