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About Bugar Village

Bugar is a mid sized village in Sangrur tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 647 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bugar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bugar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sangrur
Pincode 148106
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 647
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bugar compares

By the 2011 count Bugar is the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bugar

Bugar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bugar 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 Bugar from other places

Bugar lies about 24 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Hadiyaya, about 17 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 Bugar
Nearest town Longowal 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Hadiyaya 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangrur 24 km

Villages closest to Bugar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bugar village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 70th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Bugar village has 647 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bugar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bugar is 148106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bugar covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bugar falls under Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bugar is Hadiyaya, about 17 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 Bugar.

Bugar is about 24 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bugar is in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district. Longowal is about 8.7 km away. Hadiyaya is about 17 km away. Sangrur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mander Khurd (1.7 km), Loha Khera (3.6 km) and Sahoke (3.8 km).

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

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