About Barma Village

Barma is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 722 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barma village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141112
Area (hectares)	431 hectares
Population	1,407
Male Population	722
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barma compares

By the 2011 count Barma is the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 908.

Getting to Barma

Barma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barma from other places

Barma lies about 41 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 8.1 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 Barma
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	8.9 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	9.1 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	41 km

Villages closest to Barma

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

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Common questions about Barma

As per the Census of India 2011, Barma village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Barma village has 722 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barma has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

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

Barma covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barma falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barma is Khamanon, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Barma.

Barma is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barma is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Khamanon is about 8.1 km away. Samrala is about 8.9 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.