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About Berchha Village

Berchha is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 473 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berchha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 473
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Berchha compares

By the 2011 count Berchha is the 112th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Berchha

The census records public bus service for Berchha 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 Berchha from other places

Berchha lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 2.0 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 Berchha
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 4.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 4.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Berchha

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 Berchha

As per the Census of India 2011, Berchha village had a population of 885. That makes it the 112th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Berchha village has 473 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berchha has about 871 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 Berchha is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berchha covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Berchha falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Berchha is Garna Sahib, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance for Berchha.

Berchha is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berchha is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 2.0 km away. Dasua is about 4.7 km away. Dasūya is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodal (under 2 km), Duggal Dawa Khri (1.6 km) and Gangian (1.8 km).

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

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