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About Bharta Kalan Village

Bharta Kalan 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 1,747, made up of 882 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharta Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharta Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 1,747
Male Population 882
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharta Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bharta Kalan is the 53rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Bharta Kalan

Bharta Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharta Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharta Kalan from other places

Bharta Kalan lies about 8.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 3.9 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 Bharta Kalan
Nearest railway station Rahon 3.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 9.9 km

Villages closest to Bharta Kalan

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 Bharta Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharta Kalan village had a population of 1,747. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bharta Kalan village has 882 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharta Kalan has about 981 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 Bharta Kalan is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharta Kalan covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharta Kalan is Rahon, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bharta Kalan.

Bharta Kalan is about 8.4 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.

Bharta Kalan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 3.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.4 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Bharti (under 2 km), Barnala Khurd (under 2 km) and Bharta Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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