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About Babri Village

Babri is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,151 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143529
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,151
Female Population 1,041
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Babri compares

By the 2011 count Babri is the 53rd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Babri

Babri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Babri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babri from other places

Babri lies about 4.0 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jhawar, about under 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 Babri
Nearest railway station Jhawar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 4.0 km

Villages closest to Babri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babri village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Babri village has 1,151 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babri has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Babri is 143529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babri covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babri falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Babri is Jhawar, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Babri.

Babri is about 4.0 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babri is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jhawar is about under 2 km away. Gurdaspur is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babri Nangal (under 2 km), Jiwanwal (under 2 km) and Sidhwan (under 2 km).

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

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