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About Shergarh Bara Village

Shergarh Bara is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 281 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergarh Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh Bara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140412
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 281
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shergarh Bara compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh Bara is the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 884.

Getting to Shergarh Bara

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

Shergarh Bara lies about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Sirhind Juntion, about under 2 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 Shergarh Bara
Nearest railway station Sirhind Juntion under 2 km
Nearest town Sirhind 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 8.6 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 64 km

Villages closest to Shergarh Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Shergarh Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shergarh Bara village had a population of 517. That makes it the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Shergarh Bara village has 281 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh Bara has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Shergarh Bara is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergarh Bara covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shergarh Bara falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh Bara is Sirhind Juntion, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shergarh Bara.

Shergarh Bara is about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh Bara is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Sirhind Juntion is about under 2 km away. Sirhind is about 3.3 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussainpura (5.0 km), Fatehpur Raian (7.2 km) and Jodhpur (7.6 km).

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

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