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About Bulakipur Village

Bulakipur 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 386, made up of 194 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bulakipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bulakipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144503
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 194
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bulakipur compares

By the 2011 count Bulakipur is the 237th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bulakipur

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

How far is Bulakipur from other places

Bulakipur lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 5.0 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 Bulakipur
Nearest railway station Bahram 5.0 km
Nearest town Banga 7.8 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Bulakipur

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 Bulakipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bulakipur village had a population of 386. That makes it the 237th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bulakipur village has 194 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bulakipur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bulakipur is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bulakipur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bulakipur is Bahram, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance for Bulakipur.

Bulakipur is about 18 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.

Bulakipur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 5.0 km away. Banga is about 7.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godani (under 2 km), Maksudpur (1.5 km) and Jhander Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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