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About Barwali Kalan Village

Barwali Kalan is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,560, made up of 837 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwali Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwali Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 1,560
Male Population 837
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwali Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barwali Kalan is the 11th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 898.

Getting to Barwali Kalan

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

Barwali Kalan lies about 62 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 4.2 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 Barwali Kalan
Nearest railway station Khamanon 4.2 km
Nearest town Khanna 12 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 62 km

Villages closest to Barwali Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwali Kalan village had a population of 1,560. That makes it the 11th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Barwali Kalan village has 837 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwali Kalan 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 898.

The pincode recorded for Barwali Kalan is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwali Kalan covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwali Kalan falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barwali Kalan is Khamanon, about 4.2 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 Barwali Kalan.

Barwali Kalan is about 62 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwali Kalan is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 4.2 km away. Khanna is about 12 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwali Khurd (under 2 km), Chari (2.4 km) and Faraur (2.9 km).

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

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