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About Baruwala Village

Baruwala is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 421 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140115
Area (hectares) 214.23 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 421
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baruwala compares

By the 2011 count Baruwala is the 93rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 214.23 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Baruwala

The census records public bus service for Baruwala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baruwala from other places

Baruwala lies about 26 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.9 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 Baruwala
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 9.4 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 26 km
Nearest town Ropar 26 km

Villages closest to Baruwala

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 Baruwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruwala village had a population of 785. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Baruwala village has 421 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruwala has about 865 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 Baruwala is 140115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruwala covers 214.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baruwala is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baruwala.

Baruwala is about 26 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruwala is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 2.9 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 9.4 km away. Rupnagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majher (under 2 km), Dhabur (1.8 km) and Chikna (1.8 km).

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

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