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About Bajwa Village

Bajwa is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 220 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 220
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bajwa compares

By the 2011 count Bajwa is the 226th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bajwa

Bajwa 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 Bajwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bajwa from other places

Bajwa lies about 36 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 Bajwa
Nearest railway station Dasuya 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 3.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 3.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bajwa

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 Bajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwa village had a population of 472. That makes it the 226th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bajwa village has 220 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwa has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bajwa is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwa covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajwa falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bajwa is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajwa.

Bajwa is about 36 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwa is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 2.8 km away. Dasua is about 3.7 km away. Dasūya is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangian (under 2 km), Khera Kotli (under 2 km) and Saggal (1.5 km).

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

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