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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 26 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145101
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 26
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barwan

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

How far is Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 1.7 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 Barwan
Nearest railway station Ghiala 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 12 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to 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 Barwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 49. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Barwan village has 26 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Ghiala, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwan.

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.

Barwan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghiala is about 1.7 km away. Pathankot is about 12 km away. Pathānkot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahri Brahmanan (under 2 km), Ghebe (1.6 km) and Ghiala (1.7 km).

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

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