About Bhukhri Village

Bhukhri is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 367 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140501
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	367
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhukhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhri is the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 866.

Getting to Bhukhri

Bhukhri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhukhri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhukhri from other places

Bhukhri lies about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 10 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 Bhukhri
Nearest railway station	Dapper	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	11 km
Nearest town	Basi	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	26 km

Villages closest to Bhukhri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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.

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Common questions about Bhukhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhri village had a population of 716. That makes it the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bhukhri village has 367 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhri has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhri is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhri covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukhri falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhukhri is Dapper, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukhri.

Bhukhri is about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukhri is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 10 km away. Dera Bassi is about 11 km away. Basi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.