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About Braham Village

Braham is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 76 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Braham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Braham village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 76
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Braham compares

By the 2011 count Braham is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Braham

Braham 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 Braham 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 Braham from other places

Braham lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 15 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 Braham
Nearest railway station Qadian 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 26 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Braham

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 Braham

As per the Census of India 2011, Braham village had a population of 149. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Braham village has 76 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Braham has about 961 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 Braham is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Braham covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Braham falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Braham is Qadian, about 15 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 Braham.

Braham is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Braham is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 15 km away. Batala is about 26 km away. Gurdaspur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machrai (1.7 km), Galowal (1.9 km) and Sokala (2.2 km).

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

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