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About Babak Village

Babak is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 477 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Babak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 477
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Babak compares

By the 2011 count Babak is the 106th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Babak

Babak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Babak 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Babak from other places

Babak lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 6.3 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 Babak
Nearest railway station Cholang 6.3 km
Nearest town Urmar 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 23 km

Villages closest to Babak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babak village had a population of 934. That makes it the 106th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Babak village has 477 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babak has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Babak is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Babak covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Babak falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Babak is Cholang, about 6.3 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 village for Babak.

Babak is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babak is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 6.3 km away. Urmar is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorewaha (under 2 km), Nangal Jamal (under 2 km) and Kandhala Jattan (1.6 km).

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

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