Buh, Kapurthala Explained

Buh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1796°N 74.9033°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,526
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144601
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Buh is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Buh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.[1]

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Buh has a total number of 281 houses and population of 1,526 of which include 784 males and 742 females. Literacy rate of Buh is 72.13%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 191 which is 12.52% of total population of Buh, and child sex ratio is approximately 736, lower than state average of 846.

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 281 - -
Population 1,526 784 742
Child (0-6) 191 110 81
Schedule Caste 882 449 433
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.13 % 77.15 % 67.02 %
Total Workers 514 46252
Main Worker 505 0 0
Marginal Worker 9 5 4

Air travel connectivity

The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buh, Kapurthala, Punjab Pin Code . codepin.in . 2022-07-24 .