About Burj Village

Burj is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 681 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	311 hectares
Population	1,286
Male Population	681
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Burj compares

By the 2011 count Burj is the 84th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Burj

Burj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Burj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burj from other places

Burj 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
Nearest railway station	Himmatana	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	6.8 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	6.8 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	26 km

Villages closest to Burj

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.

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Common questions about Burj

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 84th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Burj village has 681 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj has about 888 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 Burj is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj is Himmatana, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burj.

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