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About Bhukhri Village

Bhukhri is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 248 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukhri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144511
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 248
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhukhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhukhri is the 221st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhukhri

Bhukhri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhukhri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhukhri from other places

Bhukhri lies about 6.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 2.3 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 Bhukhri
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 2.3 km
Nearest town Banga 3.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km

Villages closest to Bhukhri

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 Bhukhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukhri village had a population of 483. That makes it the 221st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bhukhri village has 248 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukhri has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhukhri is 144511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukhri covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhukhri is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhukhri.

Bhukhri is about 6.6 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.

Bhukhri is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 2.3 km away. Banga is about 3.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dosanjh Khurd (under 2 km), Nagra (under 2 km) and Bharo Mazara (under 2 km).

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

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