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About Bua Village

Bua is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 315 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bua village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143304
Area (hectares) 105.26 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 315
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bua compares

By the 2011 count Bua is the 151st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 105.26 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bua

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

How far is Bua from other places

Bua lies about 15 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Kairon, about 5.2 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 Bua
Nearest railway station Kairon 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 9.0 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 15 km

Villages closest to Bua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patti 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 Bua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bua village had a population of 600. That makes it the 151st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Bua village has 315 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bua has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bua is 143304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bua covers 105.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bua falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bua is Kairon, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bua.

Bua is about 15 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bua is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Kairon is about 5.2 km away. Patti is about 9.0 km away. Tarn Taran is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begepur (under 2 km), Sungwan (under 2 km) and Wan (under 2 km).

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

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