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About Burj Tehal Dass Village

Burj Tehal Dass 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 903, made up of 457 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Tehal Dass Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Tehal Dass village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144417
Area (hectares) 530 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 457
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burj Tehal Dass compares

By the 2011 count Burj Tehal Dass is the 160th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 530 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Burj Tehal Dass

Burj Tehal Dass is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burj Tehal Dass as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burj Tehal Dass from other places

Burj Tehal Dass lies about 13 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Burj Tehal Dass
Nearest railway station Rahon 12 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 17 km

Villages closest to Burj Tehal Dass

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 Tehal Dass

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Tehal Dass village had a population of 903. That makes it the 160th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Burj Tehal Dass village has 457 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Tehal Dass has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Burj Tehal Dass is 144417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Tehal Dass covers 530 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Burj Tehal Dass is Rahon, 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 <5 km distance for Burj Tehal Dass.

Burj Tehal Dass is about 13 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 Tehal Dass is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 12 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 13 km away. Nawanshahr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begowal (under 2 km), Phambra (1.8 km) and Pandrawal (2.5 km).

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

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