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About Bariyar Village

Bariyar is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 531 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143574, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariyar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143574
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 531
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariyar compares

By the 2011 count Bariyar is the 178th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bariyar

Bariyar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bariyar as Available within <5 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 Bariyar from other places

Bariyar lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 9.2 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 Bariyar
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 9.2 km
Nearest town Qadian 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Bariyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariyar village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 178th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bariyar village has 531 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariyar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bariyar is 143574. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariyar covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bariyar falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bariyar is Vadala Granthin, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bariyar.

Bariyar is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariyar is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 9.2 km away. Qadian is about 10 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Tara (under 2 km), Ghas (under 2 km) and Kaler (under 2 km).

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

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