About Baraichan Village

Baraichan is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 566 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraichan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraichan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Amloh
Pincode	147203
Area (hectares)	201 hectares
Population	1,055
Male Population	566
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraichan compares

By the 2011 count Baraichan is the 40th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Baraichan

Baraichan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraichan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baraichan from other places

Baraichan lies about 46 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 16 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 Baraichan
Tehsil headquarters	Amloh	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Mandi Gobindgarh	16 km
Nearest town	Gobindgarh	16 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	46 km

Villages closest to Baraichan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraichan village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 40th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Baraichan village has 566 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraichan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Baraichan is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraichan covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraichan falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baraichan is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baraichan.

Baraichan is about 46 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraichan is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Amloh is about 6.7 km away. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 16 km away. Gobindgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.