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About Burana Village

Burana is a small village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 16 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 16
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Burana compares

By the 2011 count Burana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Burana

Burana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burana 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 Burana from other places

Burana lies about 22 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 11 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 Burana
Nearest railway station Chatouli 11 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 15 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Burana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Burana village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Burana village has 16 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burana has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Burana is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burana covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burana falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burana is Chatouli, about 11 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 Burana.

Burana is about 22 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.

Burana is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chatouli is about 11 km away. Kūrāli is about 12 km away. Kharar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulwan (under 2 km), Abhipur (1.5 km) and Gochar (1.6 km).

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

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