About Baras Village

Baras is a large village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,457, made up of 1,818 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baras village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Patran
Pincode	147201
Area (hectares)	1149 hectares
Population	3,457
Male Population	1,818
Female Population	1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baras compares

By the 2011 count Baras is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 1149 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Baras

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

How far is Baras from other places

Baras lies about 46 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, 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 Baras
Tehsil headquarters	Patran	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Chajli	24 km
District headquarters	Patiala	46 km

Villages closest to Baras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baras village had a population of 3,457. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Baras village has 1,818 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baras has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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

Baras covers 1149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baras falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baras is Chajli, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baras.

Baras is about 46 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baras is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Patran is about 9.8 km away. Chajli is about 24 km away. Patiala is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.