About Buggra Village

Buggra is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,596, made up of 1,377 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buggra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buggra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	818.38 hectares
Population	2,596
Male Population	1,377
Female Population	1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Buggra compares

By the 2011 count Buggra is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 818.38 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 886.

Getting to Buggra

Buggra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Buggra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buggra from other places

Buggra lies about 14 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rajomajra, about 2.8 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 Buggra
Nearest railway station	Rajomajra	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	8.0 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	8.0 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	14 km

Villages closest to Buggra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buggra village had a population of 2,596. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Buggra village has 1,377 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buggra has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Buggra is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buggra covers 818.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buggra falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Buggra is Rajomajra, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Buggra is about 14 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buggra is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Rajomajra is about 2.8 km away. Dhuri is about 8.0 km away. Dhūri is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.