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About Barihman Village

Barihman is a small village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 144 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barihman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barihman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147203
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 144
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barihman compares

By the 2011 count Barihman is the 94th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Barihman

Barihman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barihman as Available within 10+ 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 Barihman from other places

Barihman lies about 61 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 7.0 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 Barihman
Nearest railway station Khamanon 7.0 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 17 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 61 km

Villages closest to Barihman

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.

Common questions about Barihman

As per the Census of India 2011, Barihman village had a population of 271. That makes it the 94th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Barihman village has 144 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barihman has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

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

Barihman covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barihman is Khamanon, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barihman.

Barihman is about 61 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barihman is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 7.0 km away. Gobindgarh is about 8.5 km away. Amloh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugal Majra (4.9 km), Jallowal (5.1 km) and Alipur Sandal (5.5 km).

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

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