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About Bakhlaur Village

Bakhlaur is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,226, made up of 1,617 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhlaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhlaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144422
Area (hectares) 527 hectares
Population 3,226
Male Population 1,617
Female Population 1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhlaur compares

By the 2011 count Bakhlaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 527 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bakhlaur

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

Bakhlaur lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 12 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 Bakhlaur
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Malupota 12 km
Nearest town Banga 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 17 km

Villages closest to Bakhlaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhlaur village had a population of 3,226. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bakhlaur village has 1,617 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhlaur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bakhlaur is 144422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhlaur covers 527 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakhlaur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakhlaur is Malupota, about 12 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 Bakhlaur.

Bakhlaur is about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhlaur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Malupota is about 12 km away. Banga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallo Mazara (under 2 km), Ratainda (2.0 km) and Sheikhupur (2.3 km).

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

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