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About Barewala Village

Barewala is a mid sized village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 447 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142055
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 447
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barewala compares

By the 2011 count Barewala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Barewala

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

How far is Barewala from other places

Barewala lies about 24 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Parao Mahna, about 24 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 Barewala
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 6.1 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 15 km
Nearest railway station Parao Mahna 24 km
District headquarters Moga 24 km

Villages closest to Barewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Barewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barewala village had a population of 893. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Barewala village has 447 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barewala has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Barewala is 142055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barewala covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barewala falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barewala is Parao Mahna, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barewala.

Barewala is about 24 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barewala is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 6.1 km away. Bagha Purana is about 15 km away. Parao Mahna is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didarewala (under 2 km), Patto Didarsingh (under 2 km) and Khota (1.7 km).

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

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