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About Bharath Village

Bharath is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,886, made up of 1,547 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharath village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143527
Area (hectares) 482 hectares
Population 2,886
Male Population 1,547
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharath compares

By the 2011 count Bharath is the 32nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 910.

Getting to Bharath

Bharath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharath 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharath from other places

Bharath lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 9.9 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 Bharath
Nearest railway station Qadian 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Bharath

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 Bharath

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharath village had a population of 2,886. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bharath village has 1,547 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharath has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bharath is 143527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharath covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharath falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharath is Qadian, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bharath.

Bharath 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.

Bharath is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 9.9 km away. Batala is about 22 km away. Gurdaspur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Jhawar (under 2 km), Mathola (1.6 km) and Metla (2.1 km).

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

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