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About Barian Kalan Village

Barian Kalan is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,262 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 2,462
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barian Kalan is the 18th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Barian Kalan

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

How far is Barian Kalan from other places

Barian Kalan lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 5.4 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 Barian Kalan
Nearest railway station Mauli Block Hut 5.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 31 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Barian Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Barian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barian Kalan village had a population of 2,462. That makes it the 18th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Barian Kalan village has 1,262 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barian Kalan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Barian Kalan is 146101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barian Kalan covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barian Kalan falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barian Kalan is Mauli Block Hut, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barian Kalan.

Barian Kalan is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barian Kalan is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mauli Block Hut is about 5.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 9.2 km away. Garhshankar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nurpur (8.3 km), Khanpur (10 km) and Akalgarh (11 km).

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

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