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About Barian Village

Barian is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 294 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140108
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 294
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barian compares

By the 2011 count Barian is the 124th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 947.

Getting to Barian

Barian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barian from other places

Barian lies about 22 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 15 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 Barian
Nearest town Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 32 km

Villages closest to Barian

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.

Common questions about Barian

As per the Census of India 2011, Barian village had a population of 558. That makes it the 124th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Barian village has 294 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barian has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Barian is 140108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barian covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barian is Ghanauli, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barian.

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

Barian is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Baddi is about 10 km away. Ghanauli is about 15 km away. Rupnagar 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 Jhandian (2.6 km), Sadhewal (5.3 km) and Nanowal (5.7 km).

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

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