About Barwala Village

Barwala is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 45 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	41.81 hectares
Population	91
Male Population	45
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwala compares

By the 2011 count Barwala is the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 41.81 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Barwala

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

Barwala lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	34 km

Villages closest to Barwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwala village had a population of 91. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Barwala village has 45 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwala has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Barwala is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwala covers 41.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwala falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwala is Jawalamukhi Road, about 19 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.

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

Barwala is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about under 2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.