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About Bhut Village

Bhut 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 1,523, made up of 774 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhut village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 774
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhut compares

By the 2011 count Bhut is the 71st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Bhut

Bhut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhut as Available within <5 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 Bhut from other places

Bhut lies about 6.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 1.7 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 Bhut
Nearest railway station Khatkarkalan Jhandaji 1.7 km
Nearest town Banga 4.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 8.8 km

Villages closest to Bhut

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 Bhut

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhut village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 71st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bhut village has 774 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhut has about 968 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 Bhut is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhut covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhut is Khatkarkalan Jhandaji, about 1.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhut.

Bhut is about 6.2 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.

Bhut is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khatkarkalan Jhandaji is about 1.7 km away. Banga is about 4.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahma (under 2 km), Bains (1.5 km) and Naura (2.1 km).

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

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