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About Bharial Village

Bharial is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 905 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharial village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 905
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharial compares

By the 2011 count Bharial is the 51st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bharial

Bharial 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 Bharial as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bharial from other places

Bharial lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 3.0 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 Bharial
Nearest railway station Jakolari 3.0 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Bharial

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 Bharial

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharial village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 51st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bharial village has 905 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharial has about 882 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 Bharial is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharial covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharial falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharial is Jakolari, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bharial.

Bharial is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharial is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 3.0 km away. Dīnānagar is about 9.3 km away. Pathankot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotran Lahri (under 2 km), Lahri (under 2 km) and Akhrota (under 2 km).

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

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