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About Amir Shahwala Village

Amir Shahwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 351 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amir Shahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amir Shahwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142051
Area (hectares) 164.79 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 351
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Amir Shahwala compares

By the 2011 count Amir Shahwala is the 113th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 164.79 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Amir Shahwala

Amir Shahwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Amir Shahwala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amir Shahwala from other places

Amir Shahwala lies about 48 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, 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 Amir Shahwala
Nearest railway station Jogiwala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 48 km

Villages closest to Amir Shahwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Amir Shahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Amir Shahwala village had a population of 680. That makes it the 113th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Amir Shahwala village has 351 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amir Shahwala has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Amir Shahwala is 142051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amir Shahwala covers 164.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amir Shahwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Amir Shahwala is Jogiwala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Amir Shahwala.

Amir Shahwala is about 48 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amir Shahwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about under 2 km away. Zira is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurali (under 2 km), Dibwala (under 2 km) and Malang Shahwala (under 2 km).

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

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