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About Barchuhi Village

Barchuhi is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 161 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barchuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barchuhi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 161
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barchuhi compares

By the 2011 count Barchuhi is the 187th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barchuhi

Barchuhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barchuhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barchuhi from other places

Barchuhi lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about under 2 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 Barchuhi
Nearest railway station Sanaura under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 29 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Barchuhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Barchuhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barchuhi village had a population of 341. That makes it the 187th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Barchuhi village has 161 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barchuhi has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barchuhi is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barchuhi covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barchuhi falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barchuhi is Sanaura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barchuhi is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barchuhi is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charar (under 2 km), Tandi (under 2 km) and Sagranwali (1.6 km).

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

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