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About Bharu Village

Bharu is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,744, made up of 1,416 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152101
Area (hectares) 769 hectares
Population 2,744
Male Population 1,416
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bharu compares

By the 2011 count Bharu is the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bharu

Bharu 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 Bharu 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 Bharu from other places

Bharu lies about 32 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Giddarbaha, about 2.6 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 Bharu
Nearest railway station Giddarbaha 2.6 km
Nearest town Giddarbāha 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 32 km
District headquarters Muktsar 32 km

Villages closest to Bharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharu village had a population of 2,744. That makes it the 28th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Bharu village has 1,416 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bharu is 152101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharu covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharu falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bharu is Giddarbaha, about 2.6 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 Bharu.

Bharu is about 32 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharu is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Giddarbaha is about 2.6 km away. Giddarbāha is about 2.7 km away. Gidderbaha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaula (3.0 km), Husnar (3.3 km) and Kot Bhai (5.6 km).

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

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