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About Bara Gadhram Village

Bara Gadhram is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 137 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gadhram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gadhram village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140001
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 137
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gadhram compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gadhram is the 136th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 74 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bara Gadhram

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

How far is Bara Gadhram from other places

Bara Gadhram lies about 11 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 11 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 Bara Gadhram
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Mianpur 11 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 11 km
Nearest town Ropar 11 km

Villages closest to Bara Gadhram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 Bara Gadhram

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gadhram village had a population of 258. That makes it the 136th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bara Gadhram village has 137 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gadhram has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gadhram is 140001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gadhram covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Gadhram falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gadhram is Mianpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Gadhram.

Bara Gadhram is about 11 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gadhram is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.3 km away. Mianpur is about 11 km away. Rupnagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Gadhram (under 2 km), Talapur (under 2 km) and Rampur Bet (under 2 km).

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

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