About Sarja Village

Sarja is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 621 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarja village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143303
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	1,192
Male Population	621
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Sarja compares

By the 2011 count Sarja is the 86th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sarja

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

Sarja lies about 27 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 4.4 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 Sarja
Nearest railway station	Tangra	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	10 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	13 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	27 km

Villages closest to Sarja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Sarja

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarja village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 86th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Sarja village has 621 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarja has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Sarja is 143303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarja covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarja falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarja is Tangra, about 4.4 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 Sarja.

Sarja is about 27 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarja is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 4.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 10 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.