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About Bhaura Village

Bhaura 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 1,778, made up of 894 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 145506
Area (hectares) 531 hectares
Population 1,778
Male Population 894
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaura compares

By the 2011 count Bhaura is the 51st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 531 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Bhaura

Bhaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaura from other places

Bhaura lies about 9.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 5.6 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 Bhaura
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 5.6 km
Nearest town Banga 6.8 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 10 km

Villages closest to Bhaura

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 Bhaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaura village had a population of 1,778. That makes it the 51st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bhaura village has 894 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaura has about 989 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 Bhaura is 145506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaura covers 531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhaura is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhaura.

Bhaura is about 9.5 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.

Bhaura is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 5.6 km away. Banga is about 6.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujjon (under 2 km), Surapur (1.6 km) and Urapur (1.6 km).

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

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