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About Muhammad Pira Village

Muhammad Pira is a mid sized village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 694 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muhammad Pira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muhammad Pira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 393 hectares
Population 1,361
Male Population 694
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muhammad Pira compares

By the 2011 count Muhammad Pira is the 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 393 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Muhammad Pira

Muhammad Pira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Muhammad Pira 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muhammad Pira from other places

Muhammad Pira lies about 85 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Fazilka Junction, about 6.3 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 Muhammad Pira
Nearest railway station Fazilka Junction 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 6.5 km
District headquarters Firozpur 85 km

Villages closest to Muhammad Pira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Muhammad Pira

As per the Census of India 2011, Muhammad Pira village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Muhammad Pira village has 694 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muhammad Pira has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Muhammad Pira is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muhammad Pira covers 393 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muhammad Pira falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Muhammad Pira is Fazilka Junction, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Muhammad Pira.

Muhammad Pira is about 85 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muhammad Pira is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Fazilka Junction is about 6.3 km away. Fazilka is about 6.5 km away. Firozpur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhammad Amira (under 2 km), Bakhu Shah (under 2 km) and Muhammad Usman (under 2 km).

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

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