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About Bharta Village

Bharta is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 549 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,080
Male Population 549
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bharta compares

By the 2011 count Bharta is the 102nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 Bharta

Bharta 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 Bharta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharta from other places

Bharta lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.8 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 Bharta
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 7.8 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Bharta

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 Bharta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharta village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bharta village has 549 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharta has about 967 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 Bharta is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharta covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharta falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharta is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bharta is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharta is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 7.8 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Garhshankar 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 Pathrala (under 2 km), Ganeshpur (under 2 km) and Nangal Khurd (1.5 km).

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

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