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About Burj Mohamad Shahwala Village

Burj Mohamad Shahwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 310 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burj Mohamad Shahwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142054
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 310
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burj Mohamad Shahwala compares

By the 2011 count Burj Mohamad Shahwala is the 122nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Burj Mohamad Shahwala

Burj Mohamad Shahwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burj Mohamad Shahwala as Available within <5 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 Burj Mohamad Shahwala from other places

Burj Mohamad Shahwala lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 11 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 Burj Mohamad Shahwala
Tehsil headquarters Zira 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 41 km

Villages closest to Burj Mohamad 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 Burj Mohamad Shahwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Burj Mohamad Shahwala village had a population of 605. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala village has 310 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burj Mohamad Shahwala has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Burj Mohamad Shahwala is 142054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Burj Mohamad Shahwala is Jogiwala, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Burj Mohamad Shahwala.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala is about 41 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burj Mohamad Shahwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 5.4 km away. Jogiwala is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahwala (under 2 km), Bundala Nau (1.9 km) and Awan (2.3 km).

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

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