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About Brarowal Village

Brarowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 49 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brarowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brarowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 49
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Brarowal compares

By the 2011 count Brarowal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 984.

Getting to Brarowal

The census records public bus service for Brarowal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Brarowal from other places

Brarowal lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 6.5 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 Brarowal
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 7.9 km
Nearest town Dasūya 7.9 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Brarowal

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 Brarowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Brarowal village had a population of 91. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Brarowal village has 49 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brarowal has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Brarowal is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brarowal covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Brarowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Brarowal is Unchi Bassi, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Brarowal.

Brarowal is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brarowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 6.5 km away. Dasua is about 7.9 km away. Dasūya is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begpur (under 2 km), Sud (under 2 km) and Kallowal (under 2 km).

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

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