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About Baharwal Village

Baharwal is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 638 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baharwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baharwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144503
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 638
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Baharwal compares

By the 2011 count Baharwal is the 99th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Baharwal

The census records public bus service for Baharwal 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 Baharwal from other places

Baharwal lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about under 2 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 Baharwal
Nearest railway station Malupota under 2 km
Nearest town Banga 2.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 16 km

Villages closest to Baharwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baharwal village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 99th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Baharwal village has 638 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baharwal has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Baharwal is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baharwal covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baharwal falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baharwal is Malupota, about under 2 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 Baharwal.

Baharwal is about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baharwal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Malupota is about under 2 km away. Banga is about 2.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hapowal (under 2 km), Mazari (under 2 km) and Kaleran (1.7 km).

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

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