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About Burj Kandhari Village

Burj Kandhari is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 322 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Kandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Kandhari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144501
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 322
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Burj Kandhari compares

By the 2011 count Burj Kandhari is the 196th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Burj Kandhari

The census records public bus service for Burj Kandhari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burj Kandhari from other places

Burj Kandhari lies about 24 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 1.6 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 Kandhari
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah 1.6 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 6.1 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 28 km

Villages closest to Burj Kandhari

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 Burj Kandhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Kandhari village had a population of 654. That makes it the 196th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Burj Kandhari village has 322 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Kandhari has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Burj Kandhari is 144501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Kandhari covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Burj Kandhari is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Burj Kandhari is about 24 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.

Burj Kandhari is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 1.6 km away. Phagwāra is about 6.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 Bahua (under 2 km), Bir Sarangwal (under 2 km) and Bahar Mazara (1.5 km).

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

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