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About Barhandinwala Village

Barhandinwala is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 280 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhandinwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhandinwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 280
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barhandinwala compares

By the 2011 count Barhandinwala is the 159th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barhandinwala

Barhandinwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhandinwala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhandinwala from other places

Barhandinwala lies about 43 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiwa Arain, about 3.8 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 Barhandinwala
Nearest railway station Jiwa Arain 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 6.4 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 6.4 km
District headquarters Firozpur 43 km

Villages closest to Barhandinwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhandinwala village had a population of 504. That makes it the 159th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Barhandinwala village has 280 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhandinwala has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Barhandinwala is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhandinwala covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhandinwala falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barhandinwala is Jiwa Arain, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barhandinwala.

Barhandinwala is about 43 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhandinwala is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jiwa Arain is about 3.8 km away. Jalalabad is about 6.4 km away. Jalālābād is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sher Mohammad Mahigir (under 2 km), Barhan Bahtti (under 2 km) and Rukna Qasam (1.9 km).

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

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