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About Sharfkot Village

Sharfkot is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 522 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharfkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharfkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 522
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sharfkot compares

By the 2011 count Sharfkot is the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sharfkot

The census records public bus service for Sharfkot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sharfkot from other places

Sharfkot lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 3.1 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 Sharfkot
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 16 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Sharfkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Sharfkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharfkot village had a population of 953. That makes it the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Sharfkot village has 522 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharfkot has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Sharfkot is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharfkot covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharfkot falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sharfkot is Hardorawal, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sharfkot.

Sharfkot is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharfkot is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 3.1 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 16 km away. Ajnāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrai (under 2 km), Kotli Viran (1.9 km) and Tapala (1.9 km).

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

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