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About Baraich Village

Baraich is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 569 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142023, 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 Raikot
Pincode 142023
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 569
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraich compares

By the 2011 count Baraich is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Baraich

The census records public bus service for Baraich 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 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
District headquarters Ludhiana 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 25 km

Villages closest to Baraich

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 1,069. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Baraich village has 569 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraich has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Baraich is 142023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraich covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraich falls under Raikot 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 <5 km distance 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 Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 3.4 km away. Ludhiana is about 19 km away. Raikot is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hisowal (7.3 km), Badhel (8.5 km) and Ghuman (9.5 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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