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About Kanshi Barwan Village

Kanshi Barwan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 301 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanshi Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanshi Barwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 301
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanshi Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Kanshi Barwan is the 202nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kanshi Barwan

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

Kanshi Barwan lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, 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 Kanshi Barwan
Nearest railway station Parmanand 15 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Kanshi 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 Kanshi Barwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanshi Barwan village had a population of 577. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kanshi Barwan village has 301 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanshi Barwan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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

Kanshi Barwan covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanshi Barwan is Parmanand, about 15 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 Kanshi Barwan.

Kanshi 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.

Kanshi Barwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 15 km away. Dīnānagar is about 17 km away. Pathankot is about 25 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), Jaitpur (under 2 km) and Basau Barwan (under 2 km).

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

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