About Barwala Khas Village

Barwala Khas is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 439 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwala Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwala Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176001
Area (hectares)	108.59 hectares
Population	907
Male Population	439
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwala Khas compares

By the 2011 count Barwala Khas is the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 108.59 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Barwala Khas

Barwala Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwala Khas 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 Barwala Khas from other places

Barwala Khas lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 7.2 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 Barwala Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	6.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	7.2 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km

Villages closest to Barwala Khas

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

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Common questions about Barwala Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwala Khas village had a population of 907. That makes it the 31st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Barwala Khas village has 439 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwala Khas has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Barwala Khas is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwala Khas covers 108.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwala Khas falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwala Khas is Nagrota, about 7.2 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 Barwala Khas.

Barwala Khas is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwala Khas is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.8 km away. Nagrota is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.