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About Bharuwal Village

Bharuwal is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 146 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 146
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharuwal compares

By the 2011 count Bharuwal is the 194th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bharuwal

Bharuwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharuwal as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharuwal from other places

Bharuwal lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 3.8 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 Bharuwal
Nearest railway station Bilga 3.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Bharuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharuwal village had a population of 312. That makes it the 194th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Bharuwal village has 146 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharuwal has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bharuwal is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharuwal covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharuwal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharuwal is Bilga, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharuwal.

Bharuwal 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.

Bharuwal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 3.8 km away. Jandiāla is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandola Khurd (under 2 km), Nagra (under 2 km) and Rupowal (under 2 km).

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

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