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About Barar Village

Barar is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,318, made up of 1,215 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143109
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 2,318
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barar compares

By the 2011 count Barar is the 39th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Barar

Barar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barar from other places

Barar lies about 20 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.4 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 Barar
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 7.4 km
District headquarters Amritsar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 21 km

Villages closest to Barar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barar village had a population of 2,318. That makes it the 39th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Barar village has 1,215 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Barar is 143109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barar covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barar falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barar is Gurusar Sutlani, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barar.

Barar is about 20 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barar is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 7.4 km away. Amritsar is about 20 km away. Ajnala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakraur (under 2 km), Madoke (1.7 km) and Chawinda Kalan (2.4 km).

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

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