About Bir Sarkar Village

Bir Sarkar is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 24 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Sarkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Sarkar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142044
Area (hectares)	59.89 hectares
Population	45
Male Population	24
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Bir Sarkar compares

By the 2011 count Bir Sarkar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 59.89 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bir Sarkar

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

Bir Sarkar lies about 44 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 3.4 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 Bir Sarkar
Nearest railway station	Makhu	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	17 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	44 km

Villages closest to Bir Sarkar

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 Bir Sarkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Sarkar village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bir Sarkar village has 24 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Sarkar has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bir Sarkar is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Sarkar covers 59.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bir Sarkar falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Sarkar is Makhu, about 3.4 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 Bir Sarkar.

Bir Sarkar is about 44 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Sarkar is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 3.4 km away. Zira is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.