Bariwala

Bariwala is a town and a nagar panchayat in Muktsar district in the state of Punjab, India and the old name of Bariwala was Baruwali . Amin-ud-din was district collector of Ferozepur that time and he inaugurated the dana mandi in Baruwali . So Grain market carving stone was inaugurated stone that time and still visible on the western Gate of Mandi . Mandi Bariwala is situated on the old Bhatinda - Bhawalpur railway line and in the British rule this town was more important because this is only small market in this area. The name Mandi Bariwala is based on the village Baruwali along with the to

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mandi Bariwala
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Muktsar
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 8668
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Punjabi
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village in India
Country: India
Located in: Sri Muktsar Sahib district
Elevation: 208
Time zone: Indian Standard Time
Dialing code: 1633852

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postal code: 152025

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==Demographics== India census, Bariwala had a population of 8668. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Bariwala has an average literacy rate of 92%, higher than the national average of 74.4%; with 95% of the males and 90% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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