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About Shehtirwala Village

Shehtirwala is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,457 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shehtirwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shehtirwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152121
Area (hectares) 786 hectares
Population 2,739
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shehtirwala compares

By the 2011 count Shehtirwala is the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 786 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Shehtirwala

Shehtirwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shehtirwala as Available within 10+ 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 Shehtirwala from other places

Shehtirwala lies about 94 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Khui Khera, about 8.4 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 Shehtirwala
Nearest railway station Khui Khera 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 15 km
District headquarters Firozpur 94 km

Villages closest to Shehtirwala

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 Shehtirwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shehtirwala village had a population of 2,739. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Shehtirwala village has 1,457 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shehtirwala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Shehtirwala is 152121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shehtirwala covers 786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shehtirwala falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shehtirwala is Khui Khera, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shehtirwala.

Shehtirwala is about 94 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shehtirwala is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Khui Khera is about 8.4 km away. Fazilka is about 15 km away. Firozpur is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilanwali (under 2 km), Kheowali Mustal Bare Ke (2.6 km) and Lakhewali Mustal Qabul Shah (3.0 km).

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

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