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About Buh Village

Buh is a large village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,064, made up of 1,586 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 1205 hectares
Population 3,064
Male Population 1,586
Female Population 1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Buh compares

By the 2011 count Buh is the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1205 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Buh

Buh 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 Buh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Buh from other places

Buh lies about 32 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 9.1 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 Buh
Nearest railway station Makhu 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 14 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 32 km

Villages closest to Buh

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 Buh

As per the Census of India 2011, Buh village had a population of 3,064. That makes it the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Buh village has 1,586 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buh has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Buh is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buh covers 1205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Buh is Makhu, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Buh.

Buh is about 32 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buh is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Makhu is about 9.1 km away. Patti is about 14 km away. Tarn Taran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harike (2.0 km), Burj Puhla (3.0 km) and Kuttiwala (3.1 km).

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

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