About Mehar Singhwala Village

Mehar Singhwala is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 880 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehar Singhwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehar Singhwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	572 hectares
Population	1,715
Male Population	880
Female Population	835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehar Singhwala compares

By the 2011 count Mehar Singhwala is the 29th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 572 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Mehar Singhwala

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

How far is Mehar Singhwala from other places

Mehar Singhwala lies about 30 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 12 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 Mehar Singhwala
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Butewala	12 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	30 km

Villages closest to Mehar Singhwala

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.

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Common questions about Mehar Singhwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehar Singhwala village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 29th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Mehar Singhwala village has 880 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehar Singhwala has about 949 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 Mehar Singhwala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehar Singhwala covers 572 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehar Singhwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mehar Singhwala is Butewala, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mehar Singhwala.

Mehar Singhwala is about 30 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehar Singhwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 6.4 km away. Butewala is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.