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About Baraich Village

Baraich is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 508 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraich Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraich village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141110
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 508
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraich compares

By the 2011 count Baraich is the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Baraich

Baraich 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 Baraich as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baraich from other places

Baraich lies about 19 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 3.4 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 Baraich
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 19 km

Villages closest to Baraich

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraich village had a population of 985. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Baraich village has 508 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraich has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Baraich is 141110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraich covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraich falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baraich is Mullanpur, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baraich.

Baraich is about 19 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraich is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 3.4 km away. Ludhiana West is about 19 km away. Ludhiana 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 Kailpur (under 2 km), Mullanpur (under 2 km) and Khanjarwal (3.0 km).

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

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