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About Burj Gohra Village

Burj Gohra is a small village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 208 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Gohra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Gohra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 208
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Gohra compares

By the 2011 count Burj Gohra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 886.

Getting to Burj Gohra

Burj Gohra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burj Gohra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Burj Gohra from other places

Burj Gohra lies about 26 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 3.6 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 Burj Gohra
Nearest railway station Himmatana 3.6 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 26 km

Villages closest to Burj Gohra

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.

Common questions about Burj Gohra

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Gohra village had a population of 376. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Burj Gohra village has 208 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Gohra has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

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

Burj Gohra covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Burj Gohra falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Gohra is Himmatana, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Gohra.

Burj Gohra is about 26 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Gohra is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 3.6 km away. Māler Kotla is about 6.8 km away. Dhuri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Seda (under 2 km), Pharwahi (4.8 km) and Mehdudpur Urf Dugni (4.9 km).

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

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