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About Bains Village

Bains is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,064, made up of 1,058 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bains Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bains village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144508
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 2,064
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bains compares

By the 2011 count Bains is the 33rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bains

Bains is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bains as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bains from other places

Bains lies about 5.6 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 2.3 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 Bains
Nearest railway station Kariha 2.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 5.6 km
Nearest town Banga 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 7.4 km

Villages closest to Bains

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 Bains

As per the Census of India 2011, Bains village had a population of 2,064. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bains village has 1,058 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bains has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bains is 144508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bains covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bains is Kariha, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bains.

Bains is about 5.6 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.

Bains is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kariha is about 2.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 5.6 km away. Banga is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhut (1.5 km), Kahma (1.6 km) and Malpur (1.8 km).

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

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