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About Bhumsi Village

Bhumsi is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 615 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhumsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumsi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 615
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhumsi compares

By the 2011 count Bhumsi is the 97th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 896.

Getting to Bhumsi

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

How far is Bhumsi from other places

Bhumsi lies about 39 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 18 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 Bhumsi
Nearest railway station Kakrala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 19 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 19 km
District headquarters Sangrur 39 km

Villages closest to Bhumsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumsi village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 97th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Bhumsi village has 615 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumsi has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bhumsi is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhumsi covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhumsi falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhumsi is Kakrala, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhumsi.

Bhumsi is about 39 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumsi is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kakrala is about 18 km away. Malerkotla is about 19 km away. Māler Kotla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladewal (2.2 km), Chaunda (2.9 km) and Jagowal (3.5 km).

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

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