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About Baharwali Village

Baharwali is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 143 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 199.6 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 143
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baharwali compares

By the 2011 count Baharwali is the 171st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 199.6 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Baharwali

Baharwali 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 Baharwali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baharwali from other places

Baharwali lies about 36 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, 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 Baharwali
Nearest railway station Butewala 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 36 km

Villages closest to Baharwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharwali village had a population of 257. That makes it the 171st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Baharwali village has 143 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharwali has about 797 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 Baharwali is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharwali covers 199.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baharwali falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baharwali is Butewala, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baharwali.

Baharwali is about 36 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharwali is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 3.8 km away. Zira is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhri (under 2 km), Watu Bhatti (under 2 km) and Aulakh 460 (under 2 km).

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

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