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About Humbra Village

Humbra is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 125 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Humbra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Humbra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140506
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 125
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Humbra compares

By the 2011 count Humbra is the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Humbra

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

How far is Humbra from other places

Humbra lies about 17 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 4.3 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 Humbra
Nearest railway station Dapper 4.3 km
Nearest town Lālru 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 9.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Humbra

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.

Common questions about Humbra

As per the Census of India 2011, Humbra village had a population of 221. That makes it the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Humbra village has 125 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Humbra has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Humbra is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Humbra covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Humbra is Dapper, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Humbra.

Humbra is about 17 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.

Humbra is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 4.3 km away. Lālru is about 5.7 km away. Dera Bassi is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansala (under 2 km), Chadiala (1.6 km) and Salempur (2.9 km).

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

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