Buh, Kapurthala

Buh
Village
Buh
Location in Punjab, India
Buh
Buh (India)
Coordinates: 31°10′46″N 74°54′12″E / 31.179574°N 74.903339°E / 31.179574; 74.903339Coordinates: 31°10′46″N 74°54′12″E / 31.179574°N 74.903339°E / 31.179574; 74.903339
Country  India
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,526
  Sex ratio 784/742♂/♀
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Other spoken Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 144601
Telephone code 01822
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB-09
Website kapurthala.gov.in

Buh is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Kapurthala , which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Buh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). [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.[2]

Population data

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Total No. of Houses281--
Population1,526784742
Child (0-6)19111081
Schedule Caste882449433
Schedule Tribe000
Literacy72.13 %77.15 %67.02 %
Total Workers51446252
Main Worker50500
Marginal Worker954

Air travel connectivity

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

Villages in Kapurthala

References

  1. ↑ "About the village". onefivenine.com.
  2. ↑ "Buh". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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