About Bharathwal Village

Bharathwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 486 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharathwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharathwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143507
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	486
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharathwal compares

By the 2011 count Bharathwal is the 198th 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 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bharathwal

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

How far is Bharathwal from other places

Bharathwal lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 10 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 Bharathwal
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	10 km
Nearest town	Batāla	10 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	41 km

Villages closest to Bharathwal

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.

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Common questions about Bharathwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharathwal village had a population of 948. That makes it the 198th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bharathwal village has 486 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharathwal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bharathwal is 143507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharathwal covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharathwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharathwal is Jaintipura, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharathwal.

Bharathwal is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharathwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 10 km away. Batala is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.