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About Birarhwal Village

Birarhwal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 994 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birarhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birarhwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 994
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Birarhwal compares

By the 2011 count Birarhwal is the 23rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Birarhwal

Birarhwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Birarhwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Birarhwal from other places

Birarhwal lies about 22 km from Patiala. 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 Birarhwal
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 6.1 km
Nearest town Nābha 6.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 22 km

Villages closest to Birarhwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birarhwal village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Birarhwal village has 994 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birarhwal has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Birarhwal is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birarhwal covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Birarhwal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The census record for Birarhwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Birarhwal.

Birarhwal is about 22 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birarhwal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 6.1 km away. Nābha is about 6.1 km away. Patiala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojo Majri (under 2 km), Labana Karmoo (1.6 km) and Labana Teku (1.6 km).

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

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