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About Barwala Village

Barwala is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,341 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 2,395
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwala compares

By the 2011 count Barwala is the 36th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Barwala

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

How far is Barwala from other places

Barwala lies about 18 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 4.8 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 Barwala
Nearest town Sānehwāl 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 18 km

Villages closest to Barwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Barwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwala village had a population of 2,395. That makes it the 36th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Barwala village has 1,341 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwala has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Barwala is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwala covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwala falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barwala is Sanehwal, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barwala.

Barwala is about 18 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwala is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 4.1 km away. Sanehwal is about 4.8 km away. Ludhiana East is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panglian (under 2 km), Bhairo Munna (under 2 km) and Hiran (1.7 km).

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

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