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About Bur Chand Village

Bur Chand is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 474 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bur Chand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bur Chand village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143302
Area (hectares) 186.63 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 474
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bur Chand compares

By the 2011 count Bur Chand is the 129th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 186.63 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bur Chand

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

How far is Bur Chand from other places

Bur Chand lies about 23 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Boparai, about 9.4 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 Bur Chand
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Boparai 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 12 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 23 km

Villages closest to Bur Chand

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 Bur Chand

As per the Census of India 2011, Bur Chand village had a population of 881. That makes it the 129th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Bur Chand village has 474 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bur Chand has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bur Chand is 143302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bur Chand covers 186.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bur Chand falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bur Chand is Boparai, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bur Chand.

Bur Chand is about 23 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bur Chand is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 4.9 km away. Boparai is about 9.4 km away. Patti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaini Gurmukh Singh (under 2 km), Dialpura (under 2 km) and Sur Wind (2.0 km).

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

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