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About Bariana Village

Bariana is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 249 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 249
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bariana compares

By the 2011 count Bariana is the 201st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bariana

The census records public bus service for Bariana as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bariana from other places

Bariana lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 7.7 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 Bariana
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.1 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.1 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Bariana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Bariana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariana village had a population of 503. That makes it the 201st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bariana village has 249 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariana has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bariana is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariana covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bariana falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bariana is Musahibpur, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bariana.

Bariana is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bariana is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 7.7 km away. Mukerian is about 8.1 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanwal (under 2 km), Dewal (under 2 km) and Saroa (under 2 km).

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

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