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About Sarhala Khurd Village

Sarhala Khurd is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 460 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhala Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhala Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 460
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Sarhala Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sarhala Khurd is the 133rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sarhala Khurd

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

Sarhala Khurd lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, 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 Sarhala Khurd
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 12 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km

Villages closest to Sarhala Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Sarhala Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhala Khurd village had a population of 944. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sarhala Khurd village has 460 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhala Khurd has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sarhala Khurd is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhala Khurd covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarhala Khurd falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarhala Khurd is Mahngarwal Doaba, 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 Sarhala Khurd.

Sarhala Khurd is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhala Khurd is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 12 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Garhshankar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhala Kalan (under 2 km), Gondpur (under 2 km) and Rakhial (1.7 km).

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

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