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About Barian Khurd Village

Barian Khurd is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,185, made up of 608 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barian Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barian Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,185
Male Population 608
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barian Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barian Khurd is the 93rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Barian Khurd

Barian Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barian Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Barian Khurd lies about 19 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 10 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 19 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 23 km

Villages closest to Barian Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barian Khurd village had a population of 1,185. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Barian Khurd village has 608 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barian Khurd has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

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

Barian Khurd covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barian Khurd is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 10 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 Khurd.

Barian Khurd is about 19 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barian Khurd is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 19 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buro Bari (under 2 km), Bhuno (under 2 km) and Mautian (under 2 km).

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

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