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About Sarhala Village

Sarhala is a small village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 244 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 145007
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 244
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhala compares

By the 2011 count Sarhala is the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sarhala

Sarhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarhala as Available within <5 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 Sarhala from other places

Sarhala lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 3.8 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 Sarhala
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 3.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 26 km
District headquarters Amritsar 26 km

Villages closest to Sarhala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Sarhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhala village had a population of 444. That makes it the 124th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sarhala village has 244 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhala has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sarhala is 145007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhala covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhala falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarhala is Jaintipura, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarhala.

Sarhala is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhala is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jaintipura is about 3.8 km away. Batāla is about 12 km away. Amritsar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Dhole Shah (under 2 km), Lehrka (under 2 km) and Fattu Bhila (1.6 km).

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

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