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About Ghazi Barwan Village

Ghazi Barwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 485 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghazi Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazi Barwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 485
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghazi Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Ghazi Barwan is the 137th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghazi Barwan

Ghazi Barwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghazi Barwan 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 Ghazi Barwan from other places

Ghazi Barwan lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 14 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 Ghazi Barwan
Nearest railway station Parmanand 14 km
Nearest town Kathua 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Ghazi Barwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Ghazi Barwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghazi Barwan village had a population of 948. That makes it the 137th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ghazi Barwan village has 485 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazi Barwan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ghazi Barwan is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghazi Barwan covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghazi Barwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghazi Barwan is Parmanand, about 14 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 Ghazi Barwan.

Ghazi Barwan is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghazi Barwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 14 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adam Barwan (under 2 km), Basau Barwan (under 2 km) and Kathana (under 2 km).

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

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