About Nawa Zira Village

Nawa Zira is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 263 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawa Zira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawa Zira village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	532
Male Population	263
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
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 Nawa Zira compares

By the 2011 count Nawa Zira is the 133rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Nawa Zira

Nawa Zira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nawa Zira 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 Nawa Zira from other places

Nawa Zira lies about 35 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 Nawa Zira
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Butewala	12 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	35 km

Villages closest to Nawa Zira

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 Nawa Zira

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawa Zira village had a population of 532. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Nawa Zira village has 263 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawa Zira has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Nawa Zira is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawa Zira covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawa Zira falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nawa Zira is Butewala, about 12 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 Nawa Zira.

Nawa Zira is about 35 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawa Zira is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 3.3 km away. Butewala is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.