About Bains Village

Bains is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 793 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bains Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bains village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140117
Area (hectares)	192 hectares
Population	1,570
Male Population	793
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bains compares

By the 2011 count Bains is the 29th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bains

Bains is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bains 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 Bains from other places

Bains lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.0 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 Bains
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	12 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	18 km
Nearest town	Ropar	18 km

Villages closest to Bains

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Bains

As per the Census of India 2011, Bains village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 29th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bains village has 793 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bains has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bains is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bains covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bains falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bains is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.0 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 Bains.

Bains is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bains is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 7.0 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 12 km away. Rupnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.