About Bareka Village

Bareka is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,637, made up of 868 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1062 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bareka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bareka village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Fazilka
Pincode	152121
Area (hectares)	1062 hectares
Population	1,637
Male Population	868
Female Population	769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bareka compares

By the 2011 count Bareka is the 88th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1062 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Bareka

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

Bareka lies about 98 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakayanwala, about 8.9 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 Bareka
Nearest railway station	Bakayanwala	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fazilka	20 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	98 km

Villages closest to Bareka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bareka village had a population of 1,637. That makes it the 88th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Bareka village has 868 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bareka has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Bareka is 152121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bareka covers 1062 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bareka falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bareka is Bakayanwala, about 8.9 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 Bareka.

Bareka is about 98 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bareka is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Bakayanwala is about 8.9 km away. Fazilka is about 20 km away. Firozpur is about 98 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.